Record Details
| NHER Number: | 5055 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Bronze Age round barrow near Hopton House |
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Summary
Earthworks of this large Bronze Age round barrow can be seen on aerial photographs and on the ground. The barrow was ploughed until 1975 but is now protected by a number of concrete bollards. It is one of a group of round barrows (NHER 5051, 5052, 5053, 5054, 5056 and 5057) that form a Bronze Age barrow cemetery near Hopton House.
Images - none
Location
Full description
Large round barrow.
Ploughed until 1975 when preservation order enforced.
Now grassed, 57m diameter, 1m high.
A.J. Lawson (NAU), March 1976.
7 August 1996. NLA air photography.
Round barrow still visible.
S. Massey (NLA), 8 November 2001.
October 2003. Visit.
Good grass cover. Several perimeter bollards pushed over or missing. These will be replaced.
H. Paterson (A&E), 19 February 2004.
Monument Types
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Report: Wymer, J. 1988. A Further Report on the Condition of Barrows in the County and the Question of their Preservation. |
| --- | Photograph: HP 29, EMC 4. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: RESTRICTED: TL8698N and TL8598A, and TL8698C, G-J,M,S,. |
| --- | Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF241. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TL 8698Z - AA. |
| --- | Article in Serial: Davison, A. 1994. The Field Archaeology of Bodney and the Stanta Extension. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 57-79. p 59. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 89 NE 5 [3]. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Unpublished Document: Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England. Ancient Monuments Record Form. |
| --- | Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Cressingham (Little). |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Slide: Various. Slide. |
| <S2> | Designation: Corbishley, M.. 1983. AM107. |
Related records
| 5056 | Related to: Bell Hill Bronze Age round barrow (Monument) |
| 5057 | Related to: Bronze Age round barrow and Mesolithic and Mesolithic/Neolithic worked flints, near Hopton House (Monument) |
| 5054 | Related to: Bronze Age round barrow near Hopton House (Monument) |
| 5053 | Related to: Site of Bronze Age round barrow (Monument) |
| 5051 | Related to: Site of Bronze Age round barrow near Hopton House (Monument) |
| 5052 | Related to: Site of possible Bronze Age ring ditch east of Hopton Farm (Monument) |
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