Monument record BGL 019 - Brightwell Heath
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2386 4428 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM24SW |
| Civil Parish | BRIGHTWELL, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | FOXHALL, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Round Barrow (site of).
1935: {? not on OS 6 inch map) bowl barrow, no visible ditch. 15 yards diameter, 1.5 feet high (S1).
1953: Smallest of the Devil's Ring group, 17m in diameter and 0.76m high, rough depressions on the top. No surface indications of a ditch. Excavated 1953 by R Gilyard-Beer for the Ministry of Works, prior to its destruction for farming purposes. No structures, burials or ditch found. Only finds were a few flint flakes and a possible hammer-stone. Barrow had been disturbed by a large trench, just E of centre, 2.7m wide and 0.9m deep (S2)(R1).
1962: Ploughed out, no remains (S3).
1977: Nothing visible (S4).
In Foxhall parish following boundary change.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <R1> SSF12056 (No record type): NMR, Excavation archive, Gilyard-Beer excavation, 1953, microfiche.
- <M1> SSF38882 (No record type): Barrow survey:.
- <S1> SSF7196 (No record type): Grinsell L V, Notes on Suffolk barrows, Ms in Norwich Castle Museum..
- <M2> SSF38883 (No record type): Excavation archive: publication original plans.
- <S2> SSF6869 (No record type): Gilyard-Beer R, Devil's Ring, Brightwell Heath, PSIA 35, 1984, (4), 247- 278.
- <S3> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM24SW3C.
- <S4> SSF19390 (No record type): SAU, Martin E, 1977.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
Record last edited
Jun 7 2019 1:09PM