NHER 4071 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Three probable Bronze Age ring ditches
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Summary
Three ring ditches are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. They are probably the remains of flattened Bronze Age barrows.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITCHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1959. St Joseph aerial photograph.
Three ring ditches in arable field - probably destroyed barrows of the adjacent Weasenham group.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
No sign in field of young cereal.
A.J. Lawson (NAU), 16 March 1976.
See copy of aerial photograph (S1) in file.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Litcham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF87125 Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 4.
- <S1> SNF10987 Aerial Photograph: St. Joseph, J.K.. 1959. TF 8619 K; ZP51.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Jul 23 2025 8:59AM