NHER 11681 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of possible Bronze Age ring ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM49NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HADDISCOE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 1974. Southwest of small pit marked on Ordnance Survey map (S1); now filled in.
Very faint ring ditch.
Checked by E. Rose (NAU), 19 October 1976.
1984. Grid reference corrected from overlay (S2).
The central grid reference of this site has been altered from TM 4471 9650 to TM 4465 9649.
June 2007. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a possible ring ditch and linear features were visible on aerial photographs to the east of Wiggs Road and Haddiscoe Quarry (S3). The site is centred on TM 4465 9649. The aerial photographs (S3) did not provide sufficient map control points for any of the cropmarks to be mapped. A number of geological and agricultural cropmarks are also visible within the field and these may be obscuring further archaeological features, although some linear features may also be present, in addition to the previously recorded ring ditch. Possible fragmentary linear cropmarks were also noted on aerial photographs from 1996 (S4), however none of the features identified were sufficiently convincing to be mapped.
S. Massey (NMP), 29 June 2007.
November 2025. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
A section of a possible road or trackway is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S5-S6). The date of the feature is unknown but could potentially be a medieval to post medieval in date. The feature is centred at approximately TM 4458 9665.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 14 November 2025
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF48659 Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
- <S2> SNF58985 *Overlay: NAU. Aerial photograph overlays.
- <S3> SNF13495 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1974. NHER TM 4496A-B (NLA 12/ACU12 -13) 12-JUL-1974.
- <S4> SNF68272 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96583 112-3 30-MAY-1996 (NMR).
- <S5> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 14-NOV-2025.
- <S6> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 25-MAY-2011 Accessed 14-NOV-2025.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 17 2026 8:09AM