NHER 43431 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark of a possible Neolithic sub-rectangular enclosure

March 2006. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmarks of a sub-rectangular enclosure, possibly a Neolithic mortuary enclosure or long barrow, are visible on aerial photographs (S1). This cropmark is located at TF 7179 3837. The possible enclosure is sub-rectangular in plan and lies on a roughly west to east axis. It is defined by a narrow ditch and measures 34m by 22m externally. Entrances measuring 4.5m and 5.5m wide are present in the middle of the north and east sides of the enclosure. A third gap in the ditch at the southwest corner of the enclosure is probably due to the ditch not showing as a cropmark at that point. Lithic artefacts including part of a Neolithic stone axe have been found in this field (NHER 1621). It is possible that the cropmark could relate to a mortuary enclosure or long barrow of Neolithic date. However, the simple form of the enclosure means that it is not possible assign a definite date to the cropmark.
J. Albone (NMP), 24 March 2006.