NHER 49693 (Monument record) - Cropmark of a possible ring ditch or bank

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Summary

A cropmark of a possible ring ditch or bank is visible on aerial photographs. It is possible that it is Bronze Age date, but it is more likely to be of modern origin.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF91NW
Civil Parish	LONGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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August 2007. Norfolk NMP.
A cropmark of a possible ring ditch or bank is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3). The cropmark is circular in plan with a narrow ditch or bank and an external diameter of 19m. It appears as a negative cropmark, normally indicative of a bank, but these could relate to a ditch. It is possible that it is of Bronze Age date and that it relates to a round barrow. However, the cropmark is visible in both June 1945 and January 1946 making it is more likely that it relates to a non-archaeological or modern feature. A faint mark is also visible at this location on aerial photographs dating from March 1942 (S3) suggesting that it does not relate to a World War Two military structure.
J. Albone (NMP), 23 August 2007.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF68428 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/401 4040-1 18-JUN-1945 (NMR).
<S2> SNF68429 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 3G/TUD/UK/51 5213 31-JAN-1946 (NHER TF 9316B).
<S3> SNF68430 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1942. RAF D/M/226 48-9 25-MAR-1942 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Jun 30 2022 8:39AM