NHER 50621 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - The cropmarks of a ring ditch

October 2007. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs to the northeast of Morton village (S1-S2). The ring ditch is centred on TG 1245 1728 and is 13m in diameter. This ring ditch may have formed part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery located along the valley floor (NHER 50649). The presence of a barrow cemetery in this general area was noted in the 1830s (see NHER 7728) and it is likely that some components of this group (NHER 50649), along with NHER 50646 to the north and NHER 45361 to the southwest, correspond with the earthworks recorded in the 1830s. The site is located on the river valley floor, between the 10-15m contours; it is likely that it is located on the edge of the river terrace. The present course of the River Wensum runs to its immediate northeast.
S. Massey (NMP), 22 October 2007.

February-March 2017. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of site on possible route of Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm onshore cable.
The survey identified a weak circular anomaly that clearly corresponds with the cropmark at this location.
Information from draft report. See NHER 66314 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 19 February 2025.