NHER 11709 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of a Bronze Age enclosure/boundary

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Summary

Aerial photography in 1975 and 1976 identified an enclosure with ring ditches as well as a field boundary. These features may be Bronze Age in date.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF71SW
Civil Parish PENTNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

1975. NAU aerial photography.
Ring ditch and enclosures noted in this area.
D. Edwards (NAU).

NAU aerial photography findings checked and confirmed.
E. Rose (NAU) 1978.

19 April 1976. OS aerial photography.
Positive cropmarks/soilmarks viewed from the air identified a field boundary of unknown date.
D. Voisey (NLA) 27 January 1995.

May 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The cropmarks of a ring ditch most likely associated with the site of a Bronze Age round barrow and boundary ditches and enclosures of an unknown, but probable medieval to post medieval date are visible on aerial photographs form 2022 (S4). The possibility that the boundary ditches could be earlier in date cannot be ruled out.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 29 May 2026

  • --- Aerial Photograph: OS 76-020-208.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Aerial Photograph: TF 7313B ADW 25 and TF 7317C.
  • <S2> Aerial Photograph: OS 76-020-207.
  • <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 TF7313 10-JUL-2022.

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Record last edited

May 29 2026 3:04PM

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