NHER 39012 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark of ring ditch, possibly the remains of a Bronze Age barrow

December 2004. Norfolk NMP.
The ring ditch described below was previously recorded as NHER 36490.

A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1-2), centred at TG 2688 3635. It is probable that most of the ring ditches identified in this area are the remains of Bronze Age round barrows. The proximity, however, of a field system, NHER 38961, at least parts of which are likely to date to the Iron Age and/or Romano-British period, means that some might be round houses. The ring ditch described here, which is relatively small compared to the site to its north (NHER 36490) for example, could equally be a round house rather than a round barrow.

The ring ditch is sub-circular in plan and measures approximately 13.5m long and 12m wide. It is defined by a substantial ditch (relative to NHER 36490 to its north), and appears to have a causeway on its north-east side. Other breaks in its circuit are as likely to be caused by the cropmark being masked as by the presence of entrances. It should be noted that due to a lack of suitable control points, rectification of the oblique aerial photographs for this area was poor.
(S1-2)
S. Tremlett (NMP), 3 December 2004.