NHER 12788 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of ring ditch

Cropmark of ring ditch.
Located E. Rose (NAU) 12 September 1977.

12 July 1994. NLA air photography.
Ring ditch visible.
H. Clare (NLA), 22 February 2001.

19 July 1996. NLA air photography.
Ring ditch still visible.
S. Massey (NLA), 30 April 2001.

29 July 1996. NLA air photography.
Cropmarks visible.
H. Clare (NLA), 2 May 2001.

October 2002. Norfolk NMP.
(NGR corrected from original TF 8400 4213).
The cropmark of a ring ditch is visible on aerial photographs (S1) and (S2) and this may relate to a Bronze Age round barrow site. The monument forms part of a possible linear barrow group (NHER 1020, 12787, 12789) running alongside the former course of the River Burn. The linear group may be focused on the larger and potentially earlier hengiform monument to the east (NHER 1020).
The ring ditch measures 28.5m in diameter and the width of the ditch varies from is 1m to 2.5m.
Two oblong pits have been mapped within the interior, although it is highly possible that these are of geological origin, as the area is dotted with gravel pockets and bands.
However, due to their apparent positioning within the ring ditch, these were plotted, as they may represent grave interment pits.
One is located at TF 8402 4216 and is approximately 7m by 4m and the second at TF 8402 4214, measuring 6.5m by 3m.
S. Massey (NMP), 2 October 2002.