NHER 3688 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Bronze Age barrow north of Litcham Heath
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF82SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEASENHAM ALL SAINTS, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Bowl barrow, 16.5m (54 feet) in diameter, 1.2m (4 feet) high. No visible ditch, but pit on west, in plantation north of Weasenham to Wellingham Road.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Grinsell's No. 10 (see NHER 3654). 17m in diameter, 1.2m high covered in trees in plantation. Large pit on west.
A. J. Lawson (NAU), March 1975.
Ancient Monument details (S1) and sketch in file.
November 1983. No change. Appears genuine despite pits each side.
J. Wymer (NAU).
Covered in conifers, in fair condition, no uprooted trees or animal disturbance.
H. Paterson (NAU), February 1991.
2001.
Scheduled (S1). See description in file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 23 January 2002.
Associated Sources (12)
- --- SNF5374 Designation: Coad, V.. 1977. AM7 [Generic Record].
- --- SNF5401 Designation: Corbishley, M.J.. 1983. AM107.
- --- SNF99122 Designation: Department Of The Environment. 1882-1984?. Department of the Environment Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF443.
- --- SNF99120 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF443.
- --- SNF99123 Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF443.
- --- SNF5874 Monograph: East Anglian Archaeology. East Anglian Archaeology. No XII.
- --- SNF9443 Photograph: CXU 1.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Weasenham (All Saints).
- --- 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 SE 5 [2].
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF443.
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Record last edited
Feb 24 2026 7:48AM