Monument record SOL 045 - Site of probable Bronze Age barrow cemetery
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Summary
A probable linear Bronze Age round barrow cemetery is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The cemetery comprises seven individual ring ditches (SHER SOL 003-005, 012-013, and 046-047), arranged in a eastnortheast to westsouthwest alignment. This mirrors the alignment of Summerhouse Water, a tributary of the River Waveney which lies 100m to the southwest.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4997 9682 (318m by 146m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM49NE |
| Civil Parish | SOMERLEYTON, ASHBY AND HERRINGFLEET, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (4)
Full Description
January 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
A probable linear Bronze Age round barrow cemetery is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (see individual ring ditch records for Sources). The cemetery comprises seven individual ring ditches (SHER SOL 003-005, 012-013, and 046-047), arranged in an eastnortheast to westsouthwest alignment. This mirrors the alignment of Summerhouse Water, a tributary of the River Waveney which lies 100m to the southwest.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 15th January 2014.
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Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (7)
- Parent of: Cropmarks of a small ring ditch, probable Bronze Age round barrow (Monument) (SOL 046)
- Parent of: Cropmarks of probable Bronze Age round barrow (Monument) (SOL 003)
- Parent of: Cropmarks of probable round barrow (Monument) (SOL 005)
- Parent of: Probable Bronze Age round barrow (Monument) (SOL 004)
- Parent of: Ring ditch circa 20m diameter. (Monument) (SOL 012)
- Parent of: Site of possible ring ditch (Monument) (SOL 047)
- Parent of: Site of probable Bronze Age round barrow (Monument) (SOL 013)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Interpretation: TM49NE. Lothingland Study Area. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Lothingland, Greater Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 6642) (ESX22031)
- Event - Interpretation: TM59NW. Lothingland Study Area. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Lothingland, Greater Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 6642) (ESX22032)
Record last edited
Sep 24 2014 8:41AM