Bronze Age mound, St Osyth Park (EHER 2837)

Mound, 250 yds NW of possible tumulus (see TM11-001, 2828 for the latter). The NRHE records it as a possible round barrow in St Osyth Park, comprising a circular mound 21 metres by 23 metres and approximately 1.3 metres high.

Mound, 250 yds NW of possible tumulus (see TM11-001, 2828 for the latter). <1> <2> Marked on OS maps as "tumulus site of" though the distance from the other mound is rather greater than 250 yds. In fact TM11-051 in SMR and source 6 place the site of this mound at TM 121161 which is about 250 yds NNW of the other mound (2828). The siting of TM 116161 is adhered to for the north western mound on account of the OS maps. A Desk based assessment and site inspection of St Osyth Priory Park. <7> Information from NRHE data transfer Site of tumulus <8> A roughly circular mound 21.0m by 23.0m and approximately 1.3m high. The mound has been extensively burrowed by rabbits suggesting it to be artificial. The base is ploughed and there are no signs of a ditch. See ground photograph. <9> Additional reference <10> <11>