NHER 6206 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Bronze Age bowl barrow on Salthouse Heath

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Summary

The site of a Bronze Age round barrow, visible as earthwork on Salthouse heath, on 1946 aerial photographs. The barrow can just be made out today, but is covered in bracken.

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1013577: Bowl barrow 260m NNW of Lowes Farm: part of a barrow cemetery on and around Salthouse Heath

Location

Map sheet	TG04SE
Civil Parish	SALTHOUSE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Tumulus, bowl barrow on heath noted by [1]. 21m in diameter, 1.5m high and covered with gorse and braken.
A. J. Lawson (NAU), 30 January 1974.

Bolding map 1850 number 12.
E. Rose (NAU).

December 1983.
Despite size, barely visible in bracken.
J. Wymer (NAU).

1995. Schedule amended.
Schedule description states barrow is 1m high and 21m across.
Information from (S1) and (S2).
E. Rose (NLA), 17 November 1995.

October 2002. Norfolk NMP.
Earthworks of round barrow, visible on the 1946 RAF aerial photographs (S3). The diameter of the mound appears to be 19.5m.
S. Massey (NMP), 23 December 2002.

May 2003. Field observations.
NGR obtained by GPS; TG 07690 41908.
Under bracken.
D. Gurney (NLA), 18 June 2003.

Associated Sources (11)

--- SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF141.
--- SNF5405 Designation: Corbishley, M.. 1983. AM107.
--- SNF10176 Photograph: HQ 6-7, CXV 11.
--- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Salthouse.
--- 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 04 SE 14.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF51628 Unpublished Document: H. Paterson (A&E), MPP. Section 17 Management Agreement.
<S1> SNF99120 Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF149.
<S2> SNF99123 Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF149.
<S3> SNF60194 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 3166-7 07-JUN-1946 (NMR).

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

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Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 38629 - Part of: Salthouse Barrow Cemetery (Cropmark and Earthwork)

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Record last edited

Jul 10 2018 12:05PM