NHER 12298 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible Bronze Age ring ditch

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Summary

The cropmarks of a ring ditch, probably representing the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs to the east of Swanton Morley village.

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Map sheet TG01NW
Civil Parish SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1972. Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photograph.
Small ring ditch visible on (S1).
Photograph seen by A. Gregory (NAU).

The central grid reference of the site has been altered from TG 0211 1717 to TG 0213 1717.

March 2008. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a ring ditch, probably representing the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs to the east of Swanton Morley village (S1). The site is centred on TG 0213 1717. The ring ditch is 20m in diameter, with a ditch 1-2m, wide. The northeastern arc is not visible. This ring ditch is located at the top of the side of a minor valley leading towards the main River Wensum valley to the immediate north.
S. Massey (NMP), 03 March 2008.

  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 01 NW 24.
  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1972. OS/72160 055-6 03-JUN-1972.

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Feb 28 2022 8:50AM

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