NHER 12784 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of a large ring ditch of a possible Bronze Age or Iron Age date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG12NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BLICKLING, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Huge ring ditch, seemingly too large for a normal barrow, visible on NAU aerial photography.
Located E. Rose (NAU) 12 September 1977.
March 2022. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The cropmarks of a large ring ditch (see above) of a possible Bronze Age or Iron Age date can be seen on aerial photographs (S1-S2). The feature measures approximately 30m in diameter with an approximate 0.8m ditch. The ring ditch may relate to the site of a large Bronze Age round barrow or possibly a Bronze Age to Iron Age circular enclosure.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 31 March 2022.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF12140 Aerial Photograph: TG 1727C-D.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 12 NE 18.
- --- SNF56979 Unpublished Report: Wade-Martins, P. and Griffiths, E. 1987. The Archaeology and Historic Landscape Features of the Blickling Estate.
- <S1> SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TG1727/D 01-JUL-1976 (NLA 28/AFG 19).
- <S2> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 07-AUG-2020 Accessed 22-MAR-2022.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (14)
- CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- ENCLOSURE? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SITE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- CIRCULAR ENCLOSURE? (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- ENCLOSURE? (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- RING DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- SITE (Unknown date)
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Record last edited
Dec 28 2025 3:43AM