NHER 6203 (Monument record) - Bronze Age barrow, Three Farthing Hill

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Summary

The site of a Bronze Age round barrow, visible as earthwork on Salthouse heath, on 1946 RAF aerial photographs. The barrow was excavated in 1850, when several cremation urns, urn fragments and flint tools were recovered. Subsequent disturbances, particularly World War Two trenches, have left the barrow somewhat mutilated.

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1013566: Bowl barrow known as Three Farthing Hill: part of a barrow cemetery on an around Salthouse Heath

Location

Map sheet	TG04SE
Civil Parish	SALTHOUSE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1850. Site excavated.
Barrow 12.2m (40 feet) in diameter, 1.5m (5 feet) high.
Undecorated urn (NCM), large, of brown clay filled with sand, charcoal and burnt bones. 90cm (three feet) from the surface in centre of barrow was another fine urn surrounded by wall of flints. Urn 44.5cm (17 1/2 inches high, 56cm (22 inches) round base plain. Fragments of another urn also found.
Urn Late Bronze Age.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

A J. Lawson (NAU) gives details as:
Barrow recently disturbed by rabbiters; large urn fragments at 1.2m (4 feet) (collared urn in NCM) filled with burnt bones but broken previous day by rabbiter. Not in centre of barrow. In centre at 90cm (3 feet) from surface, urn surrounded by large flints standing on bed of gravel at level of natural. Complete biconical urn. Fragments of another urn on southeast; probably Beaker.
(See NHER 6204).
Excavator Greville Chester.

Cutting in NCM Bolingbroke collection says 'In Farthing Hill on Salthouse Heath a large flint implement was found by Mr Greville Chester and given to the Norwich Museum'.
E. Rose (NAU).

1974.
Mound now 15m in diameter, 1.4m high, gorse covered, mutilated.
A. J. Lawson (NAU), 30 January 1974.

Copy of photograph of urn in file.

December 1983.
No change.
J. Wymer (NAU).

Schedule in file.

October 2002. Norfolk NMP.
Earthworks of round barrow, visible on the 1946 RAF aerial photographs (S1). The diameter of the mound appears to be around 15m. Trenches and pits have been dug into the mound, which have previously been interpreted as excavation trenches. However the 1946 RAF aerial photographs (S1) would indicate that these trenches were World War Two in date (see NHER 27880), although these may have incorporated the line of existing trenches.
S. Massey (NMP), 23 December 2002.

May 2003. Field observations. National Grid Reference obtained by Global Positioning Satellite; TG 07730 42009.
Under bracken with one lonely gorse bush on top. Hollow in top and into one side, presumably earlier (? World War Twp)) excavations.
D. Gurney (NLA), 18 June 2003.

Associated Sources (20)

--- SNF12621 Aerial Photograph: TG0742A-D.
--- SNF2643 Article in Monograph: Lawson, A. J. 1980. The evidence for Later Bronze Age settlement and burial in Norfolk. Settlement and Society in the British Late Bronze Age. Barrett, J. and Bradley, R. BAR British Series 83 pp 271-293. No 19; Fig 3C-D.
--- SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF141.
--- SNF5405 Designation: Corbishley, M.. 1983. AM107.
--- SNF99120 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF148.
--- SNF99123 Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF148.
--- SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. pp 272, 277.
--- SNF10175 Photograph: HQ 3, 5, BVR 1-3, HQ 10-12, CXV 9.
--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Salthouse [2].
--- 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. TG 04 SE 15 [3].
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF51628 Unpublished Document: H. Paterson (A&E), MPP. Section 17 Management Agreement.
<S1> SNF60194 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 3166-7 07-JUN-1946 (NMR).
<S4> SNF897 Article in Serial: Chester, G. J.. 1859. Account of the Discovery of Ancient British Remains, Near Cromer. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VI pp 263-267.
<S5> SNF5062 Article in Serial: 1850. Proceedings at the Meetings of the Archaeological Institute. The Archaeological Journal. Vol VII pp 384-403. pp 392-393.
<S6> SNF834 Article in Serial: Harrod, H. 1852. On the Weybourne Pits. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol III pp 232-240. p 236.
<S7> SNF1540 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1913. Norfolk Barrows. The Antiquary. Vol XLIX pp 416-423. p 421.
<S8> SNF6251 Publication: Grinsell. 1953. Ancient Burial Mounds. p.66.
<S9> SNF91547 Publication: Abercromby, J. 1912. A Study of the Bronze Age Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland and its Associated Grave-Goods. Vol 2. Pl XCVI; Fig 480.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (4)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Beaker - 2300 BC to 1700 BC)
POT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2018 10:24PM