NHER 3666 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Bronze Age bowl barrow on Massingham Common
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TF82SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT MASSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Tumulus on Massingham Common.
Marked on Ordnance Survey as 'Tumulus, remains of' in ploughed field, south edge shown on Ordnance Survey as in bank.
No traces.
R. R. Clarke (NCM) 15 June 1936
November 1959.
'Slight hump in hedge and rise in ground'.
See (S1).
M. W. Thompson
March 1976.
No sign on edge of plantation.
A. J. Lawson (NAU) 16 March 1976.
(S2) in file.
1991.
Definite rise in hedge line still noted adjacent to farm track.
H. Paterson (A&E) 1991
Associated Sources (9)
- --- SNF1540 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. 1913. Norfolk Barrows. The Antiquary. Vol XLIX pp 416-423. p 420.
- --- SNF99123 Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF427.
- --- SNF5857 Monograph: East Anglian Archaeology. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Massingham.
- --- 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. TF 82 SW 2.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF427.
- <S2> SNF99120 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF427.
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Record last edited
Mar 8 2019 1:56PM