NHER 42053 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark of a ring ditch

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Summary

A cropmark of a ring ditch, probably a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible on aerial photographs. The ring ditch is circular in plan with a narrow ditch and an external diameter of 25m. It is likely that this ring ditch is of Bronze Age date and that it relates to a round barrow. A sub-rectangular pit measuring 3m by 1m is present on the western side of the ring ditch. It is possible that this is a grave. The ring ditch is situated on broad northwest to southeast aligned ridge at approximately 13m OD. It is possible that this is an outlier from a group of ring ditches located further to the north. The closest of these lies 360m to the north (NHER 42048).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG41SE
Civil Parish ORMESBY ST MARGARET WITH SCRATBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

October 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A cropmark of a ring ditch, probably a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3). This cropmark is located at TG 4884 1423 and was previously recorded as part of NHER 18914. The ring ditch is circular in plan with a narrow ditch and an external diameter of 25m. It is likely that this ring ditch is of Bronze Age date and that it relates to a round barrow. A sub-rectangular pit measuring 3m by 1m is present on the western side of the ring ditch. It is possible that this is a grave. The ring ditch is situated on broad northwest to southeast aligned ridge at approximately 13m OD. It is possible that this is an outlier from a group of ring ditches located further to the north. The closest of these lies 360m to the north (NHER 42048).
J. Albone (NMP), 13 October 2005

  • <S1> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1986. NHER TG 4814F-K (NLA 184/DCV8-12) 29-JUL-1986.
  • <S2> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. NHER TG 4814R-T (NLA 362/JDN5-7) 19-JUN-1996.
  • <S3> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. NHER TG 4814U-W (NLA 362/JDX3-5) 19-JUN-1996.

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Record last edited

Sep 26 2016 1:54PM

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