Monument record TRS 002 - Troston Heath
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8858 7420 (35m by 35m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL87SE |
| Civil Parish | TROSTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Round Barrow.
1936: Photograph, NWHCM (S2).
1959: 5 feet high, diameter 39 paces. Much spread and rabbit-burrowed. Fir trees of 'belt' encroach on mound but top is clear (S3).
1962: Much spread bowl barrow now measuring 26m NE-SW and 20m transversely, 1m high. No trace of ditch. Partly overgrown and generally in poor condition (S1).
1976: In a clearing between two plantations of trees. Has a track on its S side and a rubble dump on its W side. Mound is grassed, circa 28m in diameter, 0.93m high (S4).
1986: Approximately 50m SW of Black Hill (TRS 003); surviving as spread mound, circa 30m diameter, 1m high, covered with grass, nettles and a few trees (S5).
February 1998: Scheduled (together with TRS 003) - details in (S5).
Sources/Archives (8)
- <M1> SSF46661 (No record type): Barrow index:.
- <S1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL 87SE8B.
- <R1> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 628.
- <M2> SSF46662 (No record type): SAM file: (S5).
- <S2> SSF7191 (No record type): Grinsell L V et al, Notes on Suffolk Barrows (Ms, NWHCM).
- <S3> SSF7466 (No record type): Hewitt H Dixon per OS.
- <S4> SSF10935 (No record type): Martin, E.A.. Martin E, SAU, 1976.
- <S5> SSF5229 (No record type): DOE Scheduling information, SAM 91.
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Record last edited
Jul 25 2019 10:03AM