NHER 25768 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of a probable Bronze Age ring ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHIPDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
22 August 1989. NAU aerial photography.
Cropmark in cereals.
One ring ditch.
D. Edwards (NAU) 22 March 1990.
7 August 1996. NLA aerial photography.
Ring ditch still visible.
S. Massey (NLA) 8 November 2001.
May 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The cropmarks of a probable Bronze Age ring ditch (see above) are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3). The ring ditch most likely relates to the site of a Bronze Age round barrow.
The monument polygon has been amended to the location of the feature as seen on S3.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 15 May 2024.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF50630 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TF 9709E - F.
- --- SNF11916 Aerial Photograph: TF9709-A-D.
- <S1> SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF9709/A-D 22-AUG-1989 (NLA 245/DNZ6-9).
- <S2> SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF9709/E-F 07-AUG-1996 (NLA 384/HZY12-13).
- <S3> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 15-MAY-2024.
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Record last edited
Mar 20 2026 10:42AM