NHER 20337 (Monument record) - Post medieval shooting butts

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Summary

An earthwork mound, visible on the ground and on aerial photographs. The mound is a post medieval shooting butts.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TL89NW
Civil Parish	HILBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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2 April 1984. NAU air photography.
Earthworks.
Possible long barrow. To be confirmed by field work. Mound in evidence but side ditches in doubt. Mound is trapezoidal, appears slightly truncated at eastern end by wheeled vehicles.
D. Edwards (NAU) 25 April 1984.

Could this be a pillow mound or clapper?
E. Rose (NAU) and K. Penn (NAU) 3 May 1984.

18 September 1985. Site visited.
Not a long barrow, or a warren, but a shooting butts, made from spoil from pit on north side.
(S1) in file.
J.J. Wymer (NAU) and D. Edwards (NAU).

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF13156 Aerial Photograph: TL 8496A-E,P-S.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF9322 Photograph: CTJ 1-5.

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Hilborough (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Aug 28 2013 2:27PM