Monument record BNH 120 - Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
| Civil Parish | BARNHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
March 2018. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The site of a Bronze Age a barrow cemetery overlooking the Little Ouse River and a minor tributary to the north. This Bronze Age barrow cemetery appears to have become a focus for Saxon inhumations during the later 7th and early 8th centuries AD (S1; BNH 100).
The cemetery includes one surviving and scheduled barrow (BNH 004) and four other former barrows (BNH 005, 023, 024, 025). Two additional possible barrows/ring ditches were newly identified on the aerial photographs (BNH 122, 124). See individual records for details.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 10th March 2018.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF59343 Unpublished document: Morgan, S.. 2018. Anglian Water Bury PZ – Barnham Cross to Little Welnetham Treated Water Main. Post-Excavation Assessment Volume 1: Fieldwork. OAE report 1899.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- Parent of: Bronze Age round barrow. (Monument) (BNH 023)
- Parent of: Cropmarks of a Bronze Age round barrow. (Monument) (BNH 024)
- Parent of: Cropmarks of a Bronze Age round barrow. (Monument) (BNH 025)
- Parent of: Cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age round barrow (Monument) (BNH 122)
- Parent of: Mill House (Monument) (BNH 004)
- Parent of: Possible Bronze Age round barrow (Monument) (BNH 124)
- Parent of: Remains of a Bronze-Age round barrow. (Monument) (BNH 005)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Oct 14 2019 6:32PM