ANCIENT EARTHWORKS 



Helmingham (Ivii, 12). — A tumulus with a flat top and surrounded by 

 a ditch is near the village, and other tumuli that have been destroyed near the 

 church have yielded numerous British relics. 



Herringswell (xxxii, 5). — A tumulus is on the heath to the west of 

 the village. 



HoNiNGTON (xxiii, 13). — 'Troston Mount,' a tumulus on the eastern 

 side of Broad Mere, west of the village. 



IcKLiNGHAM (xxi, 7 and 16). — 'Howe Hill,' a tumulus south of Rake 

 Heath, close to the Thetford road ; another lies to the west of Lackford Road 

 Heath and south-east of Bernersfield Farm. On Mitchell's Hill are the remains 

 of a cemetery, and many remains of interments are in the northern part of 

 the parish. 



Iken (Ixix, i). — A tumulus is on Iken Heath, west of Oak Covert. 



Kentford (xxxii, 13). — A tumulus lies to the east of Cock and Bull 

 Farm and north-east of Kentford. 



Knettishall (xiv, 15). — Tumuli are on Knettishall Heath. 



Lackford (xxxii, 12). — In Long Belt Wood, between Hall Heath and 

 Intercommon Heath, is a tumulus. 



Levington (Ixxxiii, 6 and 7). — Tumuli are situated on Levington 

 Heath. 



Martlesham (Ixxvi, 6, 7, 10, and 12). — Many tumuli are scattered over 

 Martlesham Heath, and others to the south on Brightwell Heath. Another 

 is on Waldringfield Heath. 



Mildenhall (xxi, 6). — On Warren Hill, north of the road to Bury, 

 is a group of bowl-shaped barrows called the ' Three Hills,' 70 ft. in diameter 

 and 9 ft. high ; formerly — according to Salmon — these were surrounded by 

 ditches. They were opened in 1875 and the interments were found to be 

 inhumation, and orientated ; many implements of iron were unearthed. 



Nacton (Ixxxiii, 2). — The 'Seven Hills' were a group of tumuli on 

 Knight's Heath ; all but three have been levelled, and of those, one situated 

 immediately behind the Police Station is in course of demolition. In the course 

 of taking the sandy soil, of which it is composed, for garden purposes, a quantity 

 of black pottery has been found, but, considered as rubbish, the potsherds have 

 been yet further broken to make a garden path. This tumulus has been of 

 bowl-form, g ft. high at the apex. Another, in a plantation, covers a large 

 area and is 6 ft. high ; and the third, in an adjacent coppice, is of smaller pro- 

 portions. One of the latter is said to have been explored, but no results were 

 obtained. 



Norton (xlv, 3). — A tumulus is in the grounds of Little Haugh Hall, the 

 name of which is suggestive. 



RisBY (xxxii, 16; and xliii, 3). — Tumuli are upon Risby Poor's Heath and 

 also to the east of it. The remains of another lie near the Newmarket road,^ 

 north of Barrow Bottom and of the railway. 



Rough AM (xlv, 9 and 13). — Two Roman tumuli have here been ex- 

 plored. The smaller of them was opened by Prof. Henslow in 1844, and the 

 contents — as near as possible arranged as when found — are now in the museum 

 at Bury. ' East Low Hill ' is a large tumulus 25 ft. high, its longer axis lying 

 north and south. A tunnel was pierced from the northern side and 50 ft. from 

 the outer edge the tomb was discovered ; raised on a platform and covered by a 



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