NHER 11697 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark of a ring ditch

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Summary

A cropmark of a ring ditch of probable Bronze Age date is visible on aerial photographs. A square enclosure and linear ditch cropmarks previously recorded as part of this site are now recorded separately as NHER 49691 and 49692.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91NW
Civil Parish LONGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

21 June 1975. NAU air photography.
Ring ditch.
E. Rose (NAU), 20 October 1976.

Grid reference corrected from overlay (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 3 August 1983.

17 July 1981.
Includes air photographs of site which hardly show marks.

5 July 1988. NAU air photography.
Trackway beside ring ditch.
Now recorded separately under NHER 49692.

Late 2005. Aerial Photograph Interpretation.
This ring-ditch noted during work undertaken as part of an archaeological evaluation of this area. Cropmarks also seemed to demonstrate the presence of a large (double ditched?) square enclosure and linear and curvilinear features. These features are now recorded separately under NHER 49691 and NHER 49692.
See report (S2) for further details.
J. Allen (NLA), 15 February 2007.

August 2007. Norfolk NMP.
A cropmark of a ring ditch of probable Bronze Age date is visible on aerial photographs (S3-S5). A square enclosure and linear ditch cropmarks previously recorded as part of this site are now recorded separately as NHER 49691 and NHER 49692. The ring ditch is sub-circular in plan with a 2.5m wide ditch and an external diameter of 28m. It is likely that it is of Bronze Age date and that it relates to a round barrow. A cropmark of a possible pit with an elongated oval plan measuring 8m long is present within the ring ditch. Although rather large it is possible that this could relate to a grave.
J. Albone (NMP), 23 August 2007.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 91 NW 25.
  • <S1> *Overlay: NAU. Aerial photograph overlays.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Hounsell, D. 2006. Bittering Quarry Extension, Longham, Norfolk. An Archaeological Evaluation. Cambridgeshire County Council Archaeological Field Unit. 848. p 2; Fig 1B.
  • <S3> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1975. NHER TF 9316F-K (NLA 17/ADN48-54) 21-JUN-1975.
  • <S4> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1981. NHER TF 9316Q-U (NLA 113/AQZ10-4) 17-JUL-1981.
  • <S5> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1988. NHER TF 9316AG-AM (NLA 200/DVH7-12) 05-JUL-1988.

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Jun 30 2022 8:38AM

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