Monument record BNH 005 - Remains of a Bronze-Age round barrow.

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Summary

The remains of a tumulus is situated at the southern end of the meadow containing BNH 004. These former barrows represent part of a cluster of up to seven barrows forming a barrow cemetery overlooking the Little Ouse River and a minor tributary (BNH 120). Assessment of the aerial photographs revealed no conclusive evidence of this former and truncated barrow, although it must be noted that agricultural structures and recent activity visible on the historical aerial photographs will have made identification problematic.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8670 7899 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TL87NE
Civil Parish BARNHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

`The remains of another tumulus are situated at the southern end of the meadow (the small triangular meadow containing BNH 004); according to information given by an elderly inhabitant of the village this had, some fifty years ago, been very much bigger, but had been largely removed to facilitate the passage of farm carts entering the gate' (S1). 'Excavation ... revealed that quite 4/5th of the original structure had been removed to below the present ground level and the remaining portion which now appears as a bank by the hedge was originally the southern perimeter of the tumulus, since at a depth of 2 feet a turf structure ... was encountered rising in a northerly direction for a few feet and then abruptly destroyed where the present bank inclines down to the cart track; no material of any kind was discovered.' (S1).

March 2018. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Assessment of the aerial photographs revealed no conclusive evidence of this former barrow. Although it must be noted that agricultural structures and recent activities on the historic aerial photographs will have made identification problematic.
This former barrow represents part of a cluster of up to seven barrows forming a barrow cemetery overlooking the Little Ouse River and a minor tributary (BNH 120). S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 10th March 2018.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <M1> (No record type): Barrow index:.
  • <S1> (No record type): Edwardson A R, A Bronze Age Burial at Barnham, PSIA, 27, 1957, (3) 186- 190.
  • <S2> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL87NE12.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Apr 6 2022 3:40PM

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