NHER 1779 (Monument record) - Possible Site of Bronze Age round barrow
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF84SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOLKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Large barrow stands on hill near church and churchyard.
Sources refer to this site and to NHER 1780, some confusion as to which refer to which site.
This one is probably 'Another tumulus by the church' mentioned in (S1). But see NHER 12585, this seems more likely to be the tumulus meant.
No sign of barrow at grid reference, and to north quarrying has taken place and only spoil mounds remain.
A.J. Lawson (NAU) February, 1975 and E. Rose (NAU) August 1982.
It seems fairly certain that these references are a confusion of Blomefield’s claim that the natural mound on which the church stands is artificial, and his reference to a barrow at a little distance which seems certainly to be NHER 1780. Some of them may refer to NHER 12585. But there seems no evidence on which to base the marking of a site actually on top of the church mound; this was probably a guess by R.R. Clarke (NCM).
E. Rose (NLA), 14 November 2005.
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF8660 Article in Serial: Woodward, S.. 1829. [unknown]. MS. Vol III, fig 75.
- --- SNF6202 Monograph: Camden, W.. 1977. Britannia.. Vol II. Translated by R. Gough from the 1789 edition.. p 197.
- --- SNF1300 Publication: 1906. Wells Local Guide.
- --- SNF6834 Publication: Lukis, F.C.. 1843. A Brief Account of the Barrows near Bircham Magna, Norfolk.. p 11.
- --- SNF7041 Publication: Meaney, A.. 1964. Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites.
- --- SNF8746 Publication: Wright, H.. 1854. [unknown]. p.151. p 151.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Holkham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF4598 Serial: Blomefield, F.. 1805-1810. An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.. Volume Unknown. vol.IX p293.
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Record last edited
Feb 18 2025 2:11PM