NHER 11699 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of a probable Bronze Age round barrow

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Summary

The cropmarks of a probable Bronze Age ring ditch are visible on aerial photographs. The ring ditch most likely relates to the site of a Bronze Age round barrow.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91NW
Civil Parish BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

October 1976.
Ring ditch (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 20 October 1976.

April 2001. NLA air photography.
Cropmark ring ditch still visible (S3).
S. Massey (NLA), 25 April 2001

April 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The cropmarks of a probable Bronze Age ring ditch (see above) are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S4). The ring ditch most likely relates to the site of a Bronze Age round barrow. The monument polygon has been amended to the location of the feature as seen on S3.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 23 April 2024.

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TF9017/F, G.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: TF9017 A-E.
  • --- 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 26.
  • <S1> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF9017/A-B 25-JUN-1974 (NLA 7/ABV9-10).
  • <S2> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF9017/C-E 29-JUN-1992 (NLA 305/JKG14-16).
  • <S3> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF9017/F-G 19-JUL-1996 (NLA 374/JAM3-4).
  • <S4> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd and Getmapping Plc. unknown. Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Orthophotographs. https://www.apgb.co.uk. Bluesky International Ltd APGB Imagery TF9017 17-JUL-2022.

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Record last edited

Apr 24 2024 2:09PM

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