NHER 26981 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Undated irregular enclosure
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF84SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM THORPE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
September 2002. Norfolk NMP.
A possible cropmark enclosure of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs on the valley side overlooking the River Burn within Burnham Thorpe (S1). The site is centred on TF 8473 4155. The site seems to have quite a wide entrance to the southeast. If the enclosure is archaeological it is possible that it is some sort of stock enclosure.
The enclosure is quite irregular in shape and it is possible that the cropmarks are, in part, geological in origin, or perhaps have been partially confused with geological features. The feature is located within an area of quite 'busy' geological cropmarks.
The site measure roughly 38m across and the ditches appear to vary between 1.5 and 3m wide. The shape of the enclosure is rregular, with some of the ditches being rectilinear and others curvilinear, with a corner to the northwest.
S. Massey (NMP), 26 September 2002.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF51342 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 3130-1 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TF 8340A, TF 8440A).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 3 2023 2:25PM