Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMound in Osier Carr

Mound in Osier Carr

England
List entry 1003932
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003932
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.04 hectares
Grid reference
TF 75122 29096
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Mound in Osier Carr is a prehistoric or early medieval earthwork located in Norfolk, England. The monument takes the form of a substantial mound, though its precise chronological attribution and original function remain subjects of archaeological study. Such mounds in the Norfolk landscape typically date from the Bronze Age through to the early medieval period, serving purposes ranging from burial monuments to defensive structures or territorial markers. The site's survival as an upstanding earthwork demonstrates the preservation of Norfolk's archaeological heritage despite intensive agricultural use of the surrounding landscape.

Mound in Osier Carr is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003932. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Mound in Osier Carr?

Mound in Osier Carr is a prehistoric or early medieval earthwork located in Norfolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003932.

Who is responsible for protecting Mound in Osier Carr?

Mound in Osier Carr is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003932.

What other scheduled monuments are near Mound in Osier Carr?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Congham Roman settlement (6.3 km), Two bowl barrows on Stonepit Hills (6.3 km), West Rudham long barrow (7 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Mound in Osier Carr

Mound in Osier Carr stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Mound in Osier Carr

Grimes GravesArchaeological site · ~24.7 miles