Monument record STN 089 - Probable Bronze Age round barrow
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8190 8308 (17m by 17m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL88SW |
| Civil Parish | SANTON DOWNHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Circular mound of circa 20m diameter and 40-50cm high at centre. Mostly in Forestry plantation, also partly in adjoining ride. Probably round barrow. Cited location approximate (S1).
Discovered in September 2008 by Paul Macreath of Forestry Commission prior to clearfelling (S2).
May 2018. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The probable Bronze Age round barrow described above is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (S3) and on imagery from a 2015 lidar survey (S4). It is not particularly clear, and the actual mound may be larger than mapped. This mound is the westernmost of a large group of mounds identified in this area. Together, these probably represent the remains of a dispersed Bronze Age round barrow cemetery, most of which falls within Norfolk, where it is recorded as NHER 62464. It is likely that the mound still survives as an earthwork.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 10th May 2018.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50006 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. Site Report. Pendleton C (SCCAS), notated sketch map only!.
- <S2> SSF50153 Bibliographic reference: Email. Rachel Riley (FC) to C Pendleton (SCCAS), 23 Sept 2008.
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. Next Perspectives APGB Imagery TL8183 22-MAY-2010 (Digital Colour).
- <S4> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR Thetford Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
May 11 2018 11:37AM