NHER 5051 (Monument record) - Site of Bronze Age round barrow near Hopton House

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Summary

This Bronze Age round barrow was excavated in 1849. Inside it was a crouched inhumation, probably of a man. Beside the body was found a dagger and a spearhead. The skeleton wore a gold breast plate, a string of amber beads and a gold bracelet. The remains of three sheet gold boxes were also recovered. The barrow was completely excavated and can no longer be seen. It was one of a group of round barrows (NHER 5052, 5053, 5054, 5055, 5056 and 5057) that form a Bronze Age barrow cemetery near Hopton House. This is the only known example of a rich Wessex Culture burial in East Anglia.

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Map sheet TL89NE
Civil Parish LITTLE CRESSINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Site of tumulus.
Wessex burial excavated 1849.
For full details see file.
E. Rose (NAU), 29 June 1982.

No distinct mound now remains.
A.J. Lawson (NAU), 1975.

October 2003. Visit.
Under arable cultivation. No visible earthwork.
H. Paterson (A&E), 19 February 2004.

(S1) records a ring of chalky material still visible in the ploughsoil. This barrow is the sole example of a rich Wessex Culture burial in East Anglia.
See (S1).
M. Dennis (NLA), 4 May 2006.

  • --- Aerial Photograph: TL8698B, TL8699D.
  • --- Article in Serial: Barton, T. 1852. Antiquities Discovered at Little Cressingham, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol III pp 1-2.
  • --- Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
  • --- Correspondence: Barton, T.. 1849. Letter reporting excavation of Little Cressingham barrow.. 5 July 1849.
  • --- Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF241.
  • --- Designation: English Heritage. Scheduling Report.
  • --- Illustration: Sandys. 1849?. Watercolours of finds from Little Cressingham Barrow..
  • --- Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12.
  • --- Photograph: Ashley, H.. CM840 Little Cressingham Barrow finds..
  • --- Photograph: HP 30, BVP 9-13.
  • --- Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Cressingham (Little) [5].
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 89 NE 4.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Slide: Various. Slide.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England. Ancient Monuments Record Form.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Davison, A. 1994. The Field Archaeology of Bodney and the Stanta Extension. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 57-79. p 59.
  • BEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • BOX (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • DAGGER (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • KNIFE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Record last edited

Jul 18 2023 7:48AM

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