NHER 1863 (Monument record) - Possible Bronze Age or Iron Age barrow, Warborough Hill

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Summary

A very degraded and mutilated ditched round barrow of Bronze Age or Iron Age date, threatened by quarrying. Excavations in 1934 revealed a Roman rubbish pit and Iron Age and Roman pottery fragments. The remains of a possibly Roman wall were noted in 1985.

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1002886: Tumulus on Warborough Hill

Location

Map sheet	TF94SE
Civil Parish	STIFFKEY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Tumulus.
1934. Excavation revealed Roman rubbish pit and Iron Age sherds.
Possible Roman wall noted.
See notes, schedule (S1) reference (S2), press cuttings (S3) and (S4) and photographs (S5) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 9 November 1990

Associated Sources (11)

--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Stiffkey.
--- SNF87259 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Stiffkey.
--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Stiffkey.
--- 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 94 SE 1.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF210.
<S2> SNF1845 Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. and Apling, H. 1935. An Iron Age Tumulus on Warborough Hill, Stiffkey, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXV Part III pp 408-428. pp 408-428.
<S3> SNF68108 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1935. Discoveries at Stiffkey. 7 September.
<S4> SNF68109 Newspaper Article: 1938. [Photograph of Warborough Hill, Stiffkey]. 21 March.
<S5> SNF68110 Photograph: 1934. Various.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (6)

BUILDING MATERIAL (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Stiffkey (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 14 2018 9:19AM