NHER 7373 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - One of two Bronze Age round barrows on Flag Heath

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Summary

The remains of a Bronze Age bowl barrow standing about 1.5m high on open heathland. It is on land within the Stanford Battle Training Area and has been a little damaged by trench-digging.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TL99SW
Civil Parish TOTTINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Bowl barrow about 548m (600 yards) from Peddars Way and 274m (300 yards) from Tottington to Hockham road (no, only about 74m 80 yds).

Circular, 66 paces in circumference, 1.7m (5 1/2 feet) high (corrected to 81 paces, about 25m (27 yards)
Circumcerence, 27 paces in diameter. Flat top, slight ). Many unpatinated flint flakes, no trees , depression in top towards northeast. Open heath, no bracken. No ditch but slope changes, upper part being much steeper than NHER 7374. Looks a much taller mound owing to steepest sides. Flattened surround, no trace of ditch. There appear to be several slight eminances of ground near, notably a circular one about 137m (150 yards) to east and an indefinite one to the south which may be remains of other tumuli. Badly burrowed by rabbits.
H. D. Hewitt, 26 January 1907, corrected 27 August 1935.

28m in diameter, 1.5m high, covered with bracken and grass on open heath west of small plantation.
A. J. Lawson (NAU), 25 September 1975, (S1), (S2).

June 1982. Recent trenches dug on north and south sides and refilled and returfed, presumably by soldiers. No Ministry of Defence monument sign. Information from M. Corbishley.
E. Rose (NAU).

Ancient Monument Description (S3) in file.

September 1983. Covered in grass and bracken. Army trench on south backfilled, traces of others. No star post.
J. Wymer (NAU).

September 1985. Further mutilation backfilled and turfed on north and perhaps centre.
J. Wymer (NAU).

October 1988. No further damage. Star post up.
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.
  • --- Photograph: RE 23, CXU 8-9.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Tottington.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 99 SW 2 [2]; TL 99 SW 7.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1913. Norfolk Barrows. The Antiquary. Vol XLIX pp 416-423. p 422.
  • <S3> Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF480.
  • FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 23 2021 12:07PM

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