NHER 21998 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Slave's Hill, a probable Bronze Age barrow

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Summary

This circular mound is between 3 and 4m high and around 35m long and 28m wide. It is probably a Bronze Age barrow. The box trees on top of the hill are over fifty years old.

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1431697: Bowl barrow at Slave's Hill

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Map sheet	TL89NW
Civil Parish	ICKBURGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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November 1985. Visit.
Mound 3 to 4m high, 35m long, 28m wide. Long axis north to south. Of substantial mass, box trees on top. Certainly artificial, and distance from Buckenham Tofts Hall implies it is not a landscape feature. Barrow?
P. Wade-Martins (NAU), November 1985.

October 1988.
In middle of pasture, fenced off, bare gravelly soil. 28x35m 3 to 4m high. Circular mound spread by old ploughing? Certainly artificial, not apparently military, probably a barrow. Box trees on it over fifty years old.
J. Wymer (NAU).

April 2016. Scheduled.
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
H. Hamilton (HES), 21 February 2023.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S2> SNF9708 Photograph: EQB 11.
<S3> SNF48662 Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1431697.

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Ickburgh (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Feb 21 2023 6:46PM