NHER 61497 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - The site of a possible Bronze Age round barrow
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL79SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
September 2016. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The earthworks of a low circular mound and encircling ditch, thought to be the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on the aerial photographs from 1946 (S1) and to a lesser extent on the 0.5m resolution Lidar data (S2).
The sub-circular mound is approximately 16-18m across and the traces of an outer ditch, more so to the west are apparent.
This possible barrow, along with NHER 4992, 33455-7, plus another newly identified possible mound (NHER 61496), form a small barrow cemetery (NHER 61495), which is itself located in close proximity to numerous other barrows, forming a dispersed cemetery landscape group (NHER 61484) in this area.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 29 September 2016.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Weeting Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
- <S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/59 V 5119-5120 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (4)
- Geographical: NHER 61495 - Part of: The site of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery (Cropmark and Earthwork)
- All Groups: NHER 33455 - Related to: Bronze Age round barrow (Cropmark and Earthwork)
- All Groups: NHER 33456 - Related to: Bronze Age round barrow (Cropmark and Earthwork)
- All Groups: NHER 33457 - Related to: Bronze Age round barrow (Cropmark and Earthwork)
Record last edited
Sep 11 2020 3:42PM