NHER 50612 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - The earthworks of a possible Bronze Age round barrow

September 2007. Norfolk NMP.
The earthworks of a low circular mound, possibly a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs to the south of Telegraph Hill, Honingham (S1). The site is centred on TG 1147 1307. The site consists of a low circular mound, 21m in diameter and centred on TG 1146 1305, visible in 1946 on an isolated area of heathland. Possible traces of pits in the upper surface of this mound could indicate the digging of World War Two weapons pits into the feature as part of activity associated with the military training area (NHER 50618) to the north. Another smaller mound to the north, 14m across and located at TG 1148 1310, was tentatively identified, but not mapped, as it was not completely convincing and may have been a natural feature.

A circular mound has been identified in this area previously on vertical aerial photographs from 1988 (S2) as part of the RCHME/NLA Earthwork Survey. This possible mound was investigated on the ground and only pair of irregularly shaped gravel knolls were noted on the ground (NMR TG 11 SW 29). The location of the mound identified in 1946 is covered by trees in 1988 (the date of the BKS photography) so it is possible the earlier survey refers to another earthwork, not noted as part of the NMP assessment. A possible low circular mound could possibly be identified on the BKS photos in the southernmost part of the site, although this was not considered to be archaeological. The description in the NMR record of an irregular gravel knoll does not seem to compare with the almost perfectly circular mound visible in 1946 (S1). Further identification of this site would be required to resolve this issue.
S. Massey (NMP), 12 September 2007.