NHER 27291 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark of enclosure of possible Neolithic date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG23NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TRUNCH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
April 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A rectangular or slightly trapezoidal enclosure is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 2858 3512. The date and function of the enclosure are unknown. At the earliest end of the range of possible interpretations, it might represent a Neolithic mortuary enclosure or long barrow of a type recognised in Lincolnshire (S2) and elsewhere in Norfolk (e.g. NHER 38485). The ditch seems rather narrow for such a monument, however, and certainly would have provided little material for any internal mound. A more mundane interpretation of the enclosure is that it might have held stock or been used for some kind of agricultural activity. Such an enclosure might date to any period up to the post-medieval.
The enclosure measures 28m long and up to 14m wide. The break in the ditch at its south-eastern end appears to be a genuine entrance.
(S1-2)
S. Tremlett (NMP), 7 April 2005.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF55814 Oblique Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. CUCAP (BYJ67-8) 29-JUN-1976.
- <S2> SNF52982 Article in Serial: Jones, D. 1998. Long barrows and Neolithic Elongated Enclosures in Lincolnshire: An Analysis of the Air Photographic Evidence. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 64 pp 83-114.
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Record last edited
Mar 22 2021 9:26AM