NHER 10975 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Undated mound, ditch and watercourse

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Summary

Aerial photographs taken in 1946 show a mound with an associated ditch at this location. A site visit in 1974 recorded the dimensions of the mound but failed to locate a ditch, although a watercourse was noted. A subsequent visit in 1997 did discover the ditch and found that the site had thankfully been free of agricultural ploughing.

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Map sheet TM18SW
Civil Parish SHELFANGER, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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25 October 1946. RAF aerial photography.
Mound with ditch.

14 October 1974. Visited by P. Lambley (NCM).
9.2m (30ft) wide, 1.8m (6ft) high. Covered in rushes. Spring rises from base.
Ditch not visible on ground. Field has never been ploughed.
Slight mound 30cm high, 28m diameter in wet pasture. Grassed. Mistaken identity in 1974?
Ditch looks like watercourse round rise rather than deliberate ditch.
A. J. Lawson (NAU) 16 December 1975.

Mound remains under herb rich pasture, never ploughed. Ditch marked to south and west. Grazed by sheep and/or cut for hay.
H. Paterson (NLA) 18 April 1997.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Shelfanger.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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Record last edited

Mar 2 2026 1:54PM

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