NHER 61574 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - The earthworks of a possible Neolithic or Bronze Age round barrow

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Summary

The earthworks of an oval mound, potentially representing the remains of a Neolithic or Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on the 0.5m resolution Lidar data. The oval shape could indicate a Neolithic date. Neolithic finds have also been found nearby (eg. NHER 25522). The mound has an angular pit cut into its eastern side. This may relate to extraction or twentieth-century military activity. See NHER 61975 for similar nearby features. This mound is located in close proximity to other barrows (eg. NHER 33315 & 61975), forming part of a much wider dispersed cemetery landscape group (NHER 61484) in this area.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL78NE
Civil Parish WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

February 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The earthworks of an oval mound, potentially representing the remains of a Neolithic or Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on the 0.5m resolution Lidar data (S1).
The mound is 18m by 11m. The oval shape could indicate a Neolithic date. Neolithic finds have also been recovered nearby (eg. NHER 25522). The mound has an angular pit cut into its eastern side. This may relate to extraction or twentieth-century military activity. See NHER 61975 for similar nearby features.
This mound is located in close proximity to other barrows (eg. NHER 33315 & 61975), forming part of a much wider dispersed cemetery landscape group (NHER 61484) in this area.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 24 February 2017.

  • <S1> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Weeting Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).

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Record last edited

Jun 3 2020 3:59PM

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