NHER 16540 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark of ring ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WIMBOTSHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Ordnance Survey air photograph.
Cropmarks of ring ditch approximately 20m diameter.
There is evidence of an opposing causewayed entrance.
J. Bown (NAU) 5 September 1980.
See 6 inch and 1:2500 overlays; County Series map 57/14.
William Hayward's map of 1626 (NRO Hare Additional 6812/1, 2) shows a mill mound at this grid reference. Accompanying field book (NRO 4385 213 x 5) shows this to have lain at the west end or parcel no. 144 in precinct 16, an open field furlong known as Sallow alias Milhilfurlonge. The land was customary and held of the manor of Stowe.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 February 2008.
May 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
Cropmarks of ring ditch, thought to relate to the site of a Bronze Age round barrow or a post medieval mill site is visible on aerial photographs from 2017 (S3). The ring ditch is centred at TF 6266 0515.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 22 May 2026
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF69805 Map: Hayward, W.. 1626. William Hayward's map. Map.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF10400 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Ordnance Survey Vertical Collection. 76125/438, 440, 491; 01-JUL-1976.
- <S2> SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF6205/A-B; 07-JUL-1992 (HES 308/GLE 9-10).
- <S3> SNF100592 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd and Getmapping Plc. unknown. Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Orthophotographs. https://www.apgb.co.uk. Bluesky International Ltd APGB Imagery TF6205 09-APR-2017.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
May 22 2026 2:26PM