Record Details
| NHER Number: | 8305 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Probable Bronze Age round barrow (Barrow A), northeast of Waterloo Farm, Sturston |
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Summary
A probable Bronze Age barrow is evident as an earthwork mound, which has been identified on the ground and is also visible on aerial photographs. It forms part of a presumed cemetery (NHER 58031), comprising four further mounds, all located within the Stanford Military Training Area. A site visit in 1971 indicated that this barrow was approximately 30m in diameter and 1m high, situated on grassed open heath. In 2003 it was covered in bracken, but undisturbed. An aerial photographic assessment and mapping project in 2012 corrected the location of this and all the other barrows in the group.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 8698 9348 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL89SE |
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| Parish: | STURSTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Part of barrow group.
Round barrow reported by J. Coad (Department of the Environment Inspector) 1971 as 90ft diameter 3ft high, (30m diameter, 1m high), grassed on open heath in battle area.
Compiled by A. J. Lawson (NAU), 1976.
See file for Ancient Monuments Record Form.
September 1983. No change. Hummocky and bracken covered.
Compiled by J. Wymer (NAU).
October 2003. Visit.
Bracken covered, minimal rabbit disturbance. Bracken will be cut if this is necessary for firing exercise.
H. Paterson (A&E), 16 February 2004.
March 2011.
Section 17 agreement signed.
See (S3).
D. Robertson (HES), 28 March 2011.
September 2012. Aerial Photograph Interpretation.
The probable round barrow described above is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (S4)-(S5). Together with four other mounds, it forms what is probably a dispersed Bronze Age barrow cemetery (NHER 58031), although no dating evidence has been recovered from the mounds and their interpretation as barrows is not conclusive. The aerial photographic assessment and mapping project undertaken for the barrow group has corrected the central grid reference of the mound from TL 8698 9348 to TL 8698 9351. As visible on the photographs (which are not particularly clear) the mound is rather sub-circular in shape and measures up to 33.3m in diameter.
See report (S6) for further details.
S. Tremlett (HES), 20 September 2012.
Monument Types
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: RESTRICTED TL8693B, C, E, A. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Photograph: CXR 24. |
| <S1> | Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF389. |
| <S3> | Unpublished Document: Norfolk County Council. 2010-2011. Norfolk Monuments Management Project Section 17 agreement. |
| <S4> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK59 5038-40 05-FEB-1946 (NHER TL 8793D, A-B). |
| <S5> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 8586-7 06-AUG-1988 (NCC 1783-4). |
| <S6> | Unpublished Report: Tremlett, S. 2012. Barrow Group SM 326, Waterloo Farm, Sturston, STANTA. Results of an Aerial Photographic Assessment and Mapping Project. |
Related records
| 58031 | Part of: Probable Bronze Age barrow cemetery (Landscape) |
| 8306 | Related to: Probable Bronze Age round barrow (Barrow B), northeast of Waterloo Farm, Sturston (Monument) |
| 8307 | Related to: Probable Bronze Age round barrow (Barrow C), northeast of Waterloo Farm, Sturston (Monument) |
| 8308 | Related to: Probable Bronze Age round barrow (Barrow D), northeast of Waterloo Farm, Sturston (Monument) |
| 8309 | Related to: Probable Bronze Age round barrow (Barrow E), northeast of Waterloo Farm, Sturston (Monument) |
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