Record Details
| NHER Number: | 13302 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Five possible Bronze Age barrows |
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Summary
It is recorded that in the 1950s five 'barrows' were seen in the parish of Walpole by a member of the public. It is said that they were levelled during the construction of houses, and that bones and pottery sherds were noted. The exact site is unknown.
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Location
| Parish: | WALPOLE CROSS KEYS, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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| WALPOLE HIGHWAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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| WALPOLE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Five 'barrows' levelled during the construction of new houses about 15-20 years ago. This was mentioned during a conversation with a local man who claimed to have seen bones and pottery being uncovered by a bulldozer. He was rather reticent and I suspect that he had misappropriated some of the items but the story may be worth investigating.
He could not be pinned down as to their actual location so cannot be more specific.
From a letter from Wisbech and Fenland Museum to A. J. Lawson (NAU), 16 February 1978.
Originally recorded under the old civil parish of Walpole St Peter, the majority of which is in the parish of Walpole.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 30 July 2007.
Monument Types
- BARROW (Unknown date)
- BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- POT (Undated)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
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