Record Details

NHER Number:53478
Type of record:Monument
Name:Cropmarks of possible Bronze Age round barrows

Summary

The cropmarks of a pair of possible Bronze Age round barrows may be visible on aerial photographs to the north of the Reepham Road, Swannington. Both possible plough-levelled barrows are visible as light-coloured circular cropmarks. It is entirely feasible that these relate to former pits or similar features, but have been recorded due to their presence approximately 300m from a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery (NHER 5006), components of which are also showing as plough levelled soil and cropmarks.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 1373 1781
Map Sheet:TG11NW
Parish:SWANNINGTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

May 2010. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a pair of possible Bronze Age round barrows may be visible on aerial photographs to the north of the Reepham Road, Swannington (S1). The site is centred on TG 1372 1781. Both possible plough-levelled barrows are visible as light-coloured circular cropmarks, approximately 12m in diameter. It is entirely feasible that these relate to former pits or similar features, but have been recorded due to their presence approximately 300m from a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery (NHER 5006), components of which are also showing as plough levelled soil and cropmarks.
S. Horlock (NMP), 05 May 2010.

Monument Types

  • ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1995. OS/95564 112-4 19-JUN-1995 (NMR).

Related records

5006Related to: Bronze Age barrows (Monument)
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