NHER 13231 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of possible ring ditches
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Summary
Ring ditches have been identified in this area, but it is thought that these represent the remains of haystacks.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL59NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | UPWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1946.
Approximate site of 'several circles' seen and suggested as haystacks. [1]
For reference see (S1).
Information from A. Lawson (NAU).
'OS air photographs show the cropmarks of a drove in the east but no evidence of the circular ditches noted by Riley'.
OS Records (S2).
R. J. Rickett (NAU), 21 February 1990.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF10636 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. OS 76/126 290-1, 106G/UK 1634 1220-21.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF61543 Article in Serial: Riley, D.N.. 1946. Groups of circles in the silt fens.. Antiquity. Vol XX, pp 150-153. XX 79, 153.
- <S2> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 59 NW 2b.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Jun 28 2016 9:53AM