Monument record IKL 049 - Possible site of round barrow of unknown date.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7869 7567 (50m by 50m) | 
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77NE | 
| Civil Parish | ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK | 
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Full Description
Possible site of round barrow, part of group of ?8 - see IKL 002-005 & 072- 074.  Sited after OS (S2), probably mislocation of IKL 073?, based on OS 1st edition map of 1843 (S1). 
1843:  OS first edition 1 inch map shows 4 tumuli (IKL 3,4,5 and either this one or, probably IKL 073)(S1).  Taken as this one by OS (S2). 1936:  Grinsell records this group thus:-  "These barrows, difficult to find and rather disappointing, are all of bowl shape and slight elevation." (S2)(R1). 
1962:  "No traces remain of a barrow at this point where there is a large shallow hollow, probably an old quarry ploughed over" (S2).  OS 1:10,000 1983 edition suggests this hollow is slightly to W of cited grid reference! - see 1977 entry. 
1977:  "No evidence of a barrow seen at this siting.  The site lies on rough pasture adjacent to a large ploughed out hollow" (S2). 
It seems likely that this is a mislocation, initially by OS in August 1962 (S2), probably of IKL 073, Priggs `Western most tumulus' and that no barrow was ever sited here. 
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Record last edited
Oct 26 2021 10:04AM