NHER 11838 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Group of five Bronze Age ring ditches on Broom Green
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF92SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NORTH ELMHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Two fields west of sharp bend in B1110 where it passes under railway.
Group of at least five ring ditches (probably several more) of varying diameters, one cut by gas pipe.
Air photographs checked by E. Rose (NAU), 29 November 1976.
No sign of mounds in ploughed field.
A.J. Lawson (NAU), 16 January 1976.
16, 26 June 1989. NAU Air Photography.
Ring ditch group seen.
D. Edwards (NAU).
29 June 1993. NLA air photography.
Four of the ring ditches of the barrow group can be identified. The largest example (next to the northern field boundary) is especially clear.
S. Massey (NLA), 30 January 2001.
28 June 1996. NLA air photography.
Five of ring ditch group clearly visible, four additional possible examples could be present to the west of the linear group, although these are masked by geological patterning.
S. Massey (NLA), 9 October 2001.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF49274 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. TF 9823ABH - ABK.
- --- SNF50679 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TF 9823ABL - ABV.
- --- SNF11938 Aerial Photograph: TF 9823A-T,AB-AZ,ABA-ABC.
- --- SNF48576 Aerial Photograph: TF 9823ABD-ABG.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
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Record last edited
May 26 2023 7:50AM