NHER 3637 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Neolithic long barrow on Harpley Common

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Summary

This Neolithic long barrow is visible as an oval mound 1.2m high and 31m long by 23m wide. This is part of a larger mound that has been destroyed by ploughing and the construction of the Harpley to Weasenham St Peter road. The mound is surrounded by a ditch about 4.5m wide. The ditch is now infilled.

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1010558: Long barrow on Harpley Common, 650m ESE of Cross's Grave

Location

Map sheet	TF82NW
Civil Parish	HARPLEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Long barrow, ploughed down.

1935.
Oval in plan 9.15m (30 yards) long x 18.28m (20 yards) wide, and around 1.2m (4 feet) high. Much disturbed by rabbits, flakes on surface, marked on (S1).
A.Q. Watson, 1935.

30 Janaury 1955. Ploughed up.
Concentration of calcined flints.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

1958.
Sherd. Very small piece of plain rim, probably Windmill Hill.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

1961. Found on ploughed down long barrow.
Two flint flakes.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

1961.
Measured as 53.37m (175 feet) long 23.79m (78 feet) wide and 1.2m (4 feet) high. Long axis 175 degrees magnetic north.
R.R. Clarke (NCM) and members of the NRC.

'Slight signs of Fosse'. Pottery and flints found (see below).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

13 May 1978.
Nine flint flakes and tools found by Prehistoric Society outing.
A.J. Lawson.

Scheduled monument 269 formerly included both this site and NHER 3638, see (S2).
Revised schedule 1995 corrects the alignment of the scheduled area of the long barrow but does not mention NHER 3638.
Information from (S3) and (S4).
E. Rose (NLA), 17 February 1995.

February 2010.
Section 17 agreement renewed.
See (S5)
D. Robertson (NLA), 11 August 2010.

Associated Sources (21)

--- SNF1540 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1913. Norfolk Barrows. The Antiquary. Vol XLIX pp 416-423. pp 419- 420.
--- SNF1947 Article in Serial: Sainty J. E., Watson, A. Q. and Clarke, R. R. 1938. The First Norfolk Long Barrow. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVI Pt III pp 315-329. p 317.
--- SNF4454 Monograph: Ashbee, P.. 1970. The earthen long barrow in Britain: an introduction to the study of the funerary practice and culture of the Neolithic people of the third millennium B.C. p 170.
--- SNF6712 Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12. p 21.
--- SNF10185 Photograph: HT, CXZ 1-2.
--- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Harpley [2].
--- 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 82 NW 6.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF2300 Serial: 1958. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. Vol 5. p 3.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
--- SNF60952 Unpublished Document: NAU. 1972. Harpley Long Barrow..
--- SNF58202 Unpublished Document: Paterson, H. (A&E). Norfolk Ancient Monuments Management Project Site Form.
--- SNF60951 Unpublished Document: R.R. Clarke and J.R.C. Hamilton. 1958. Letters. Harpley Long Barrow Scheduling..
--- SNF100243 Unpublished Report: Wymer, J. 1988. A Further Report on the Condition of Barrows in the County and the Question of their Preservation.
<S1> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
<S2> SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF127.
<S2> SNF50949 Designation: English Heritage. Scheduling Report.
<S3> SNF99120 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF127.
<S4> SNF99123 Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF127.
<S5> SNF72946 Unpublished Document: Norfolk County Council. 2009-2010. Norfolk Monuments Management Project Section 17 agreement.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (4)

FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

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Record last edited

Jan 16 2025 4:00PM