Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1987 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Bronze Age bowl barrow, 'Wicken Covert' |
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Summary
In 1949 a possible Bronze Age barrow was reported at this location. The barrow was 26m in diameter and 1.2m high but its location made assessing the dimensions difficult. A visit to the site in 1999 showed the barrow survived under a good covering of grass
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 83970 30802 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF83SW |
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| Parish: | TATTERSETT, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1949.
Wicken Covert, barrow with ditch.
Reported by [1] to [2].
26m diameter 1.5m high in ploughed field. No sign of ditch.
A. J. Lawson (NAU) 28 January 1974.
See schedule sheet in file.
Lying north of B154 between minor road to Sculthorpe Air Base, and Highfield House.
Described in NHER as 26m diameter, 1.2m high. This difficult to assess, as monument situated on steep slope down to roadside verge and has been disturbed by ploughing. Ground bare of grass at time of visit, intermittently grazed by sheep.
H. Paterson (NAU) February 1991.
November 1983.
Ploughed and under root crop, reduced in height to 1.2m.
February 1988.
Now under permanent grass. Scheduled.
J. Wymer (NAU).
Under good grass cover, grazed by sheep, minimal mole disturbance.
H. Paterson (NLA) 11 May 1999.
Monument Types
- BOWL BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Report: Wymer, J. 1988. A Further Report on the Condition of Barrows in the County and the Question of their Preservation. |
| --- | Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF422. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 83 SW 17 [2]. |
| --- | 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. Tattersett. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Photograph: CXW 12. |
| --- | Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF422. |
| --- | Designation: Department Of The Environment. 1882-1984?. Department of the Environment Scheduling Notification. Notification. DNF422. |
| --- | Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF422. |
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