NHER 5054 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Bronze Age round barrow near Hopton House

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Summary

The earthwork of a large Bronze Age round barrow can be seen on aerial photographs and on the ground. It was ploughed until 1975 but is now protected by a series of concrete bollards. It is one of a group of round barrows (NHER 5051, 5052, 5053, 5055, 5056 and 5057) that form a Bronze Age barrow cemetery near Hopton House.

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Map sheet TL89NE
Civil Parish LITTLE CRESSINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Large round barrow.
Grassed, ploughed until 1975 (preservation order now on) Mound 55m diameter, 1.4m high.
A.J. Lawson (NAU), March 1976.

September 1983.
No change from survey, though ploughing now very close.
J.J. Wymer (NAU), September 1983.

7 August 1996. NLA air photography.
Round barrow still visible.
S. Massey (NLA), 8 November 2001.

October 2003. Visit.
Plough encroaching onto mound. Several protective bollards now missing. These to be replaced at 10m intervals 3m from edge of mound to preserve a good margin.
H. Paterson (A&E), 19 February 2004.

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TL 8698Z - AA.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: RESTRICTED: TL869N, TL8598A, TL8698D, H-K,M,P,Q.
  • --- 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.
  • --- Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF241.
  • --- Documentary Source: Watson, A. Q. 1940. Notebook belonging to A.Q. Watson. Norfolk Museums Service.
  • --- Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12.
  • --- Photograph: HP29, CSZ 7-9, EMC 5.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Cressingham (Little).
  • --- 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 5 [3].
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Slide: Various. Slide.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England. Ancient Monuments Record Form.
  • --- Unpublished Report: Wymer, J. 1988. A Further Report on the Condition of Barrows in the County and the Question of their Preservation.
  • <S2> Designation: Corbishley, M.. 1983. AM107.

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Jul 18 2023 7:48AM

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