NHER 2716 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Bowl barrow 480m northwest of Rowley Farm
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF80SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COCKLEY CLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Bronze Age barrow.
Northwest of Ten Acre Plantation under plough with wire fence over centre.
No detailed locality notes, 32m diameter, about 91cm high.
R. R. Clarke (NCM) 22 January 1953.
16 September 1983. On mound of barrow, ploughed gravelly surface planted with lucerne.
18 coarse unpatinated flint flakes, Neolithic/Bronze Age type.
Identified J. J. Wymer (NAU) 20 September 1983.
April 2004. Scheduled.
Scheduling description:
The monument includes the remains of a bowl barrow located on a north east facing slope above Cockleycley Warren, 480m north west of Rowley Farm. The barrow is situated in the northern part of the Breckland region of south west Norfolk.
The barrow is visible as an earthern mound measuring approximately 32m in diameter and standing 0.8m high.
All fence posts are excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath them is included.
Information from (S1) and (S2).
H. Mellor (HES), 22 June 2018.
October 2007.
Section 17 management agreement renewed. See (S3).
D. Robertson (NLA), 17 October 2007.
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF9691 Photograph: EMD 14.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Cockley Cley.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
- --- SNF100243 Unpublished Report: Wymer, J. 1988. A Further Report on the Condition of Barrows in the County and the Question of their Preservation.
- <S1> SNF99120 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF585.
- <S2> SNF99123 Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF585.
- <S3> SNF68621 Unpublished Document: Norfolk County Council. 2007-2008. Section 17 Management Agreement.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FLAKE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
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Record last edited
Nov 13 2019 8:18PM