NHER 33619 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible Bronze Age barrow in Big Wood
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Summary
An irregular oval mound in Big Wood was identified during a Rapid Earthwork Identification Survey. This has been interpreted as a possible Bronze Age barrow. Big Wood was once within West Harling Park, and therefore the mound may also have been a landscaped garden feature.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL98SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HARLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February 1998. Walkover Survey.
Rapid Earthwork Identification Survey (Compartment 8011).
Mound, irregular oval, 20 x 30m, 0.6m high, depressions or eroded paths on top. Round barrow? Formerly in West Harling Park.
See report (S1) for further details.
E. Rose (NLA), 3 June 1998. Updated by S. Howard (HES), 2 September 2011.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF81447 Unpublished Contractor Report: Pendleton, C. and Sommers, M. 1998. Rapid Earthwork Identification Survey. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 98/25.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
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Record last edited
Aug 19 2015 8:22AM