NHER 11417 (Monument record) - Possible Bronze Age ring ditch or World War Two feature

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Summary

A ring ditch of unknown date is seen as a cropmark on aerial photographs. The possible ring ditch has previously been suggested to be the remains of a Bronze Age burial mound,however it is only visible on one set of aerial photographs and at a time of year not usually susceptible to cropmarks. It is therefore possible this feature may relate to the surrounding Second World War Training camp (NHER 63082) and could be the product of the training activities or a former emplacement.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL79SE
Civil Parish DIDLINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Unknown Date. Air Photo Interpretation.
A ring ditch is visible on RAF/Ordnance Survey 1946 aerial photograph (S1).
Information recorded on record card (S2).
E. Rose (NAU).

March 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A ring ditch of unknown date is seen as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S2). The possible ring ditch has previously been suggested to be the remains of a Bronze Age burial mound, however it is only visible on one set of aerial photographs and at a time of year not usually susceptible to cropmarks. It is therefore possible this feature may relate to the surrounding Second World War Training camp (NHER 63082) and could be the product of the training activities or a former emplacement.
The mapped extent of this cropmark has been refined [1].
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 5 March 2019.

  • <S1> Aerial Photograph: RAF. RAF AP 6131.
  • <S2> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S3>XY Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/101 RV 6131-6132 30-MAR-1946 (HEA Original Print). [Mapped feature: #64929 Extent of cropmarks based on aerial photograph survey., ENF145328]

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Record last edited

Jan 30 2021 5:32PM

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