NHER 5786 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Probable Bronze Age barrow

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please to consult the full record.

See also further .

Summary

A round barrow of probable Bronze Age date. In 1961 it was about 1.2m tall, but by 1984 it had been ploughed flat.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF92NE
Civil Parish KETTLESTONE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Barrow.

September 1961. 'Barrow no.2' not visible on St Joseph aerial photographs but found in examining sites NHER 5784 and 5785. Mound about 1.2m (4 feet) high on natural knoll, much spread by ploughing. About 39m (130 feet) east to west; about 30m (100 feet) north to south.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).

1976.
Mound possibly on natural knoll but not distinct and not measurable. Site ploughed.
A.J. Lawson (NAU), August 1976.

January 1984.
No mound visible in bare ploughed field.
J. Wymer (NAU).

  • --- Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12. pp 45, 47.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 92 NE 7.
  • --- Unpublished Document: 1961. (Pensthorpe) Kettlestone.

Object Types (0)

Record last edited

Jul 2 2020 10:01AM

Comments and Feedback

Your feedback is welcome; if you can provide any new information about this record, please contact the Norfolk Historic Environment Record.