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Mound; round barrow?
In Great Wood on ridge opposite My Lady's Cottage; mound about 13.7m diam., 0.5m high; traces of ditch. Three trees of considerable age on it. Hole or depression nearby.
See [1], Blickling Estate forester, May 1991.

Early December 1991. Visited by P. Wade-Martins (NAU)
Appears very probably to be a round barrow, and not spoil from the hole. The situation within Great Wood which was there before the 16th century rule out any kind of prospect mound, unless it had some connection with the cottage.
A prehistoric origin seems most likely.
Full details in file.
E. Rose, (NLA) 5 December 1991

September 2008
Possible that a mound was raised to provide a platform for a fountain near the Lady's cottage. The fountain was moved to Blickling Hall in 1842.
See (S1) for more information
H. White (NLA), 3 February 2009

December 2022. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
An earthwork mound (see above) of an unknown but possible Bronze Age or post medieval date is visible on visualised lidar data (S2). The feature consists of an earthwork mound with a possible small pit visible on top of the mound. The mound is situated within the Great Wood of Blickling Park (NHER 30433). The date of the mound is unknown. It has been previously suggested (see above) that the feature may relate to a Bronze Age round barrow. Although this is possible, no other evidence has been recorded to support this date, other than the form of feature (see S1). Alternatively, the mound may have related to a post medieval park and garden feature associated with Blickling park. It has been previously suggested (see above) that the mound may have related to a raised platform for a fountain situated near the site of My Lady’s cottage (NHER 13487) recorded (approximately 40m) to the north. An earthwork pit (NHER 66278), possibly relating to a post medieval extraction pit is visible (approximately 15m) to the east of the mound, on the visualised lidar data (S2). As the features are recorded in close proximity, it is possible that the pit may have been associated with the mound. However, this is uncertain. As the earthworks are clearly visible on recent (2017) visualised lidar data (S2), it is likely that the feature still survive as earthwork.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 16 December 2022.

Monument Types

• MOUND (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
• ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
• GARDEN FEATURE? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• MOUND (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

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• Parish Summary: Blickling (Parish Summary)