NHER 35502 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible ring ditch

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Summary

The site of a possible ring ditch, visible on aerial photographs. The ring ditch likely relates to a former post medieval pond or extraction pit mapped on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6" map at the same location. The cropmarks also align with a pit feature visible as a low earthwork on the visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2022.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF80SE
Civil Parish ASHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

5 June 1973. OS air photography, see (S1).
Possible ring ditch.
See file.
D. Voisey, (NAU) 9 August 1995.

February 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The above possible ring ditch likely relates to a former post medieval pond or extraction pit mapped on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6" map (S2) at the same location. The cropmarks (S3) also align with a pit feature visible as a low earthwork on the visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2022 (S4).
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 12 February 2026

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Aerial Photograph: OS 73-243-026.
  • <S2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.
  • <S3> 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 TF8804 17-JUL-2022.
  • <S4> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF80SE DTM 1m 22-NOV-2022 TO 23-NOV-2022.

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Record last edited

Feb 12 2026 9:10AM

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