NHER 7545 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Bronze Age barrow group, Tuttington Common

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Summary

This group of Bronze Age barrows was excavated in 1808 when burnt bones and ashes were recovered from an old ground surface. A Bronze Age copper alloy looped palstave was found nearby in 1885. One of these barrows has been used later as a parish boundary marker.

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Location

Map sheet	TG22NW
Civil Parish	AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	BURGH AND TUTTINGTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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Marked on (S1).

A few barrows of 18m (20yds) diameter and two only of 11m (12yds), all opened 1808 by J. A. Repton. Only a few burnt bones and ashes all on old ground surface. A. Q. Watson notes one barrow at southeast corner Tuttington Plantation about 18m (20yds) diameter, height 1.5m (5ft), dug - boundary mark of old parishes of Aylsham, Tuttington, and Burgh. See (S2), (S3) and (S4).

1885.
Copper alloy palstave with long loop found near barrow at junction of this parish (Tuttington) and Aylsham and Burgh (S5). Brassy appearance. (S6) claims this was found with urns.
See (S7) and (S8).

NGR corrected from original NGR [1].
M. Horlock (NLA), 7 January 2003.

June 2022. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The earthwork remains of the Bronze Age round barrow centred at TG 2186 2744 have been recorded separately as part of NHER 65637. It is presumed that the other Bronze Age barrows recorded as part of this record have been levelled as they are not visible on the source consulted as part of this project.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 15 June 2022.

Associated Sources (13)

--- SNF100660 Illustration: B. Brown. Drawing of a Bronze Age Palstave. Find Illustration. Paper. 1:1.
--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Tuttington [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 22 NW 4.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
<S2> SNF726 Article in Serial: Woodward, S. 1831. A descriptive Outline of the Roman remains in Norfolk, by Samuel Woodward, Esq., in a Letter to Hudson Gurney, esq. V.P., F.R.S., accompanied by a Map of the County. Archaeologia. Vol XXIII pp 358-373. pp 370-372.
<S3> SNF645 Article in Serial: Repton, J.A.. 1812. An account of the opening of a great barrow at Stow Heath, near Aylsham, in Norfolk, in July, 1808. Archaeologia. Vol XVI, pp 354-355.
<S4> SNF1540 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1913. Norfolk Barrows. The Antiquary. Vol XLIX pp 416-423. p 423.
<S5> SNF8578 Publication: White. 1890. Norfolk. p.860. p 860.
<S6> SNF4941 Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1905. Hundred of South Erpingham. The Churches of Norfolk. Vol XIV. p 385.
<S7> SNF57092 Archive: British Museum. 1913 onwards. Bronze Age Index.
<S8> SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (2)

HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
PALSTAVE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Related NHER Records (1)

Chronological: NHER 65637 - Related to: Earthworks of a Bronze Age Round barrow (Cropmark and Earthwork)

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Record last edited

May 28 2024 2:46PM