NHER 1050 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Bronze Age round barrows

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Summary

The site of Bronze Age round barrows, ring ditches and an undated enclosure. In 1976 four round barrows survived as low mounds. By 1993 these, and an undated enclosure, were visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. An Early Saxon cemetery at the site is recorded as NHER 44367.

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1003925: Ring ditches and enclosures W of The Hills

Location

Map sheet	TF92NE
Civil Parish	KETTLESTONE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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THE ARTEFACTS AND AN EARLY SAXON CEMETERY FORMERLY PART OF THIS RECORD ARE NOW RECORDED AS NHER 44367.

Barrows formerly on site, ring ditches on NAU aerial photographs etc.
See file for cropmark plots (S1).

1982. Southeast corner of site scheduled.
Schedule (S2) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 15 February 1982.

29 June 1993. NLA air photography.
Three ring ditches (contexts 1-3) clearly visible, including central cut features. Enclosing ditch (context 4) detected, no sign of southern extent.
To the south of these features a large negative cropmark is apparent, having the appearance of a round pit, similar in size to central pit of context 3.
S. Massey (NLA), 30 January 2001.

Associated Sources (16)

--- SNF48572 Aerial Photograph: TF 9529 AJE-AJG, AJJ.
--- SNF11890 Aerial Photograph: TF9529 A,AEW-AEY,AGA,AGC-AGD,AGT-AGZ.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF6712 Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12. pp 45, 47.
--- SNF50602 Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
--- SNF10353 Photograph: VV26-28.
--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Kettlestone.
--- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Kettlestone.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 92 NE 13 [2].
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF2500 Serial: 1974. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1974. No 21. p 5.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF62862 Illustration: Edwards, D.A.. Cropmarks Areas TF9529, TF9530.
<S2> SNF50949 Designation: English Heritage. Scheduling Report.
<S3> SNF81705 Illustration: Woodward, S.. 1838. Drawing of an Early Saxon comb.. Card. 1:1.

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Record last edited

Jul 2 2020 10:01AM