NHER 27716 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark of a ring ditch

October 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A cropmark of a ring ditch, possibly a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). This cropmark is located at TG 4547 1211 and was previously recorded within NHER 21840. A single circular ring ditch is visible as a cropmark. It is defined by a narrow ditch and has an external diameter of 29m. There are no breaks or entrances visible in the ring ditch. It is possible that it relates to a round barrow of Bronze Age date. It is located within an extensive cropmark complex of possible Iron Age to Roman or medieval date (NHER 21840). It lies on the north side of a possible trackway and is respected by the adjacent field or enclosure boundaries. This relationship may indicate that the barrow was still visible as an earthwork when the surrounding enclosures were laid out. It lies at approximately 3m OD on the shallow north-facing slope of a stream valley. An oval enclosure of unknown date is located 75m to its northeast.
J. Albone (NMP), 10 October 2005