NHER 11672 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of ring ditch and post medieval field boundaries

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Summary

This is the site of a ring ditch, probably dating from the Bronze Age, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Other linear features are probably the remains of post medieval field boundaries.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22SE
Civil Parish COLTISHALL, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Ring ditch, see (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 19 October 1976.

26 June 1996. NLA air photography.
Ring ditch still visible.
A linear feature can be seen to the west of it. This and other linears are probably field boundaries, possibly dating to post medieval period.
S. Massey (NLA), 30 August 2001.


November 2008. NBIC Northeast Norwich Scoring Project.
This ring ditch is in close proximity to several other ring ditches. This group includes NHER 5788, NHER 5789, NHER 36338, NHER 36339, NHER 36346, NHER 36473, NHER 36725, NHER 36726, NHER 36727, NHER 36728.
There is an area of more dispersed ring ditches and Prehistoric monuments northwest of RAF Coltishall. These include NHER 12786, NHER 31742, NHER 36471, and NHER 36750 as well as a possible Neolithic causewayed enclosure (NHER 7690).
H. Hamilton (NLA), 20 November 2008.

October 2025. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The above ring ditch is now recorded as part of NHER 70103.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 30 October 2025

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. TG 2620K - N.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 2620P - R.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: TG 2620A ACZ 17 to E ACZ 21.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 22 SE 20.
  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. First edition six inch map.

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Record last edited

Oct 30 2025 9:46AM

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