NHER 11712 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks and cropmarks of two probable Bronze Age round barrows

1975-1977.
Ring ditch on the centre of Shepherd's Hill.
Checked by E. Rose (NAU) 20 October 1976.

Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 map 1983 marks two barrows within area of this large ring ditch.
E. Rose (NAU) 22 October 1990.

Barrow Survey has 'two, possibly as many as six ring-ditches'.
OS have two:
'A' TF 8684 3750 (sub-oval 30m northeast to southwest; 25m transversely, 0.8m high. A surrounding ditch, at least 2m wide is visible in arcs on the north and south sides).
'B' TF 8682 3751 (sub-circular, 18m east-to-west, 16m transversely, maximum height 0.4m).
On perambulation, one scraper and a retouched flake were found near the barrows.
Information from Ordnance Survey Records.
R. J. Rickett (NAU) 17 July 1990.

NLA air photographs TF 8637/T-U show two conjoining ring ditches which would correspond to the two Ordnance Survey barrows. The larger may have an entrance corridor to one side.
D. Gurney and E. Rose (NLA) 22 January 1997.

October 2025. Northwest Norfolk Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AI&M) Project.
The two probable Bronze Age round barrows described above are now recorded as NHER 70047 (the southern barrow) and NHER 70048 (the northern barrow). See those records for further details relating to the results of the AI&M survey.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 16 October 2025.