NHER 61984 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - The earthworks of a probable Bronze Age round barrow

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Summary

The earthworks of a mound, probably a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on the 0.5m resolution Lidar data. This probable barrow, along with NHER 29253, 33412, 61982-3, 61985 & 62025 form a barrow cemetery (NHER 61986) – which is itself located in close proximity to numerous other barrows, forming a dispersed cemetery landscape group (NHER 61484) in this area.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL79SE
Civil Parish	WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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February 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The earthworks of a mound, probably a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on the 0.5m resolution Lidar data (S1). This mound measures 16.5m across. This probable barrow, along with NHER 29253, 33412, 61982-3, 61985 & 62025 form a barrow cemetery (NHER 61986) – 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), 24 February 2017.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Lynford Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).