Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1989 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Crabb's Castle, possible round barrow |
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Summary
An oval pit, six to eight metres deep and about forty metres long and thirty wide. At the bottom of the pit is a mound which is possibly a Bronze Age round barrow. The whole area is covered in shrubs and trees, and is infested with rabbits.
Images - none
Location
Full description
Name is elsewhere used for a barrow. E.Rose (NAU).
Situated some 500m north-east of Barmer Church.
The site consists of an oval pit approx. 6-8m deep, measuring approximately 40m north-to-south, 30m east-to-west. In bottom of pit there is a mound rising from centre towards west. The whole is covered in scrub, and supports old yew and deciduous trees. Banks are infested with rabbits.
(S1) in file.
H. Paterson (NAU), 3 March 1991.
Monument Types
- 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. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Document: Paterson, H.. Site visit notes. |
Related records - none
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