Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3778 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Bronze Age round barrow |
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Summary
Soil marks of a ploughed-out Bronze Age barrow were noted in 1935. Excavation noted a circular chalk platform 21m in diameter surrounded by a 3m wide ditch. Three flint flakes were recovered.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7629 1965 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71NE |
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| Parish: | GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
March 1935. Site of round barrow. Southwest of Rougham Belt and north of road to Great Massingham.
Noted as soilmark by [1].
April 1935.
Two trenches dug by [2] and R. R. Clarke (NCM). One north to south in centre and one across ditch at southeast. Consisted of circular chalk platform 21m (70 feet) diameter with ditch 3m (10 feet) wide and 90cm (3 feet) deep. Primary silting 75cm (2 1/2 feet). Only 30cm (1 foot) of soil over chalk in centre of platform. No finds. [1] found three patinated flint flakes.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
March 1976.
No sign in ploughed field.
A. J. Lawson (NAU), 16 March 1976.
16 April 1976. Ordnance Survey aerial photograph.
Shows as ring ditch.
E. Rose (NAU).
Part of large scatter NHER 31620.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds
- FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: OS AP 76.019.28. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Photograph: Unknown. 1935. Gayton Thorpe. Circle and Ditch of Destroyed Tumulus.. 3 April. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Gayton. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
Related records
| 31620 | Part of: Multi-period finds scatter (Find Spot) |
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