Monument record HGW 003 - Site of a round barrow

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Summary

Round Barrow - site of.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 7089 6847 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TL76NW
Civil Parish HERRINGSWELL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Round Barrow - site of.
1836: Marked on OS 1st edition map (S1).
1958: A mound still shown on 1:10,560 map, on edge of `old gravel pit', though possibly not original (S2).
1977: Grid Ref given as TL 7100 6848. Site now covered by old quarry pits. According to the foreman, the pits were first worked about 1930 and no tradition of a barrow survives (R1).
1983: OS map suggests 1958 could still survive.
According to (S3) `site of tumulus on 1837 map. Large round barrow. Unopened Camb Mus 6"'

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1836. OS, 1st ed 1 inch map, 1836. OS, 1st ed 1 inch map, 1836.
  • <M1> (No record type): Barrow index:.
  • <R1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL76NW5C.
  • <S2> (No record type): OS, 1:10,560 map, TL 76 NW, 1958.
  • <S3> (No record type): OS, record map, TL 76 NW, undated margin note.
  • <S4> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Oct 22 2021 2:25PM

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