Record Details
| NHER Number: | 9029 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Bronze Age barrow |
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Summary
According to 20th century documents two possible Bronze Age barrow were situated here. This one (the northern one) was still faintly perceptible in 1950 but a subsequent visit in 1976 showed that although it still survived it was unlikely to be a barrow. It is visible as a lighter patch on aerial photographs and has been recorded as part of NHER 57469.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 9834 9313 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL99SE |
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| Parish: | SHROPHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Tumulus formerly under plough northwest of St Peter's Church. Approximately 37m (120ft) OD.
Northern of two, 76cm (2ft 6in) high, much spread, no ditch.
December 1936.
Noted by (S1) (copy in file).
25 May 1950.
Seen by R. R. Clarke (NCM) under fruit trees, still faintly perceptible.
1976.
35m diameter, 40cm high, grassed but covered by orchard.
Does not look like barrow.
A. J. Lawson (NAU) 11 February 1976.
November 2012. Norfolk NMP.
A cropmark which may relate to the possible mound described above is visible as a lighter patch on aerial photographs (S2) and has been recorded as part of NHER 57469. It should also be noted that the post medieval windmill mound NHER 9028, which was also previously thought to be a burial mound, was clearly visible on these photographs and has also been mapped.
E. Ford (NMP), 13 November 2012.
Monument Types
- MOUND (Undated)
- 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. Shropham. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Publication: Woodward, S.. 1829. Woodward Correspondence. |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. xx-xxx-2005 Accessed 20-NOV-2012. |
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