Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1900 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Parish name refers to possible round barrow |
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Summary
It is thought that the name 'Stanhoe' may refer to a round barrow in this area, although there are no recorded round barrows in the parish.
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Location
| Parish: | STANHOE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Placename suggesting tumulus. 'quendam collem et hogum protrustum'.
No knowledge of barrows in this parish.
A. J. Lawson (NAU).
(S1) quoted Durange. (S2) gives meaning of Stanhoe as 'Stoney ridge or cliff'.
E. Rose (NAU).
Quotation in file.
Monument Types
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Stanhoe. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Publication: Spelman. Liber Stanburnensis. |
| <S2> | Publication: Ekwall. 1978. Dictionary of English Placenames-. |
| <S3> | Monograph: 1924. Introduction to Survey of English Placenames.. p 158. |
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