NHER 28075 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Bronze Age round barrow

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Summary

A Bronze Age round barrow survives in woodland at Bunker's Hill. It has a maximum diameter of 29m and stands up to 1.5m high.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TF72NE
Civil Parish BIRCHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

September 1978.
Round barrow in wood on Bunker's Hill.
Bowl barrow, maximum diameter 29m, maximum height 1.5m.
Information from member of the public [1].
(S1) in file.
Information from NAR records.
R. Rickett (NAU) 1990.

January 1995. Scheduled.
Scheduled description:
The monument includes a bowl barrow which is one of a dispersed group of round barrows, sited on a broad ridge at the western edge of the Good Sands upland region of north west Norfolk. The barrow stands on the southern edge of the hill crest, above a slight, south facing slope and is visible as an earthen mound c.1.5m in height and covering a circular area c.30m in diameter. It is thought that the mound is encircled by a ditch from which earth was dug during the construction of the barrow. This ditch has become infilled and is no longer visible, but will survive as a buried feature.
The barrow group as a whole is aligned on a north west-south east axis over a distance of c.2.6km.
Information from (S2) and (S3).
H. Mellor (HES), 22 June 2018.

(S4) signed 17 October 1997 (for 5 years).
H. Paterson (A&E) 14 September 1999.

2002.
(S4) signed 15 March 2002.
H. Paterson (A&E) 28 March 2002.

February 2007.
Section 17 management agreement signed 7 February 2007.
See (S5).
D. Robertson (NLA) April 16 2007.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Paterson, H.. Site visit notes.
  • <S1> Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 72 NE 25 [2].
  • <S2> Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF126.
  • <S3> Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF126.
  • <S4> Unpublished Document: H. Paterson (A&E), MPP. Section 17 Management Agreement.
  • <S5> Unpublished Document: Norfolk County Council. 2007. Section 17 Management Agreement.

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Record last edited

Jul 14 2021 2:56PM

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