Record Details
| NHER Number: | 8306 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Probable Bronze Age round barrow (Barrow B), 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. Inspection of this barrow in 1971 indicated that it was 32m in diameter and 1.2m high with a depression in the centre which is thought to be a shell hole. 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 8702 9351 |
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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 100ft diameter 5ft high, shell holed. 32m diameter, 1.2m high, depression in centre, grassed on heath of battle area.
Compiled by A. J. Lawson (NAU), 1976.
See file for Ancient Monuments Record Form (S1).
1983. No change. Hummocky and bracken covered.
Comp. 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.
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 (S6) has corrected the central grid reference of the mound from TL 8702 9350 to TL 8702 9357. As visible on the photographs (which are not particularly clear) the mound is oval in shape and measures up to 40.9m in diameter. A possible outer ditch is visible around the northern half of the mound. No clear traces of the military damage reported above were visible on the consulted aerial photographs.
S. Tremlett (HES), 20 September 2012.
Monument Types
- MOUND (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH? (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- 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 23. |
| <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) |
| 8305 | Related to: Probable Bronze Age round barrow (Barrow A), 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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