NHER 51940 (Monument record) - Site of possible D-shaped enclosure of probable Iron Age to Roman date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT AND LITTLE PLUMSTEAD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2008. Norfolk NMP.
A possible D-shaped enclosure, of unknown but possibly Iron Age to Roman date, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 2903 1102. It forms part of a complex area of multi-period cropmarks (NHER 51942), some of which appear to overlie this feature.
The enclosure is curvilinear in plan, not quite D-shaped as the straight edge is not visible, perhaps due to masking of the archaeology. It measures up to 86m long and 68m wide, and has one relatively clear entrance centrally located in its southwest side.
It is difficult to date this feature securely, but it certainly seems to be earlier than the surrounding archaeology (NHER 51942), and is similar in character to an enclosure dated to the Iron Age to Roman period (NHER 45122), 1km to the east.
E. Bales (NMP), 18 November 2008.51943
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF71186 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1953. RAF 82/759 0059-60 09-APR-1953 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF71187 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1953. RAF 82/759 0173-4 09-APR-1953 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF71165 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1976. MAL 76053 92 29-JUN-1976 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF71172 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1976. MAL 76053 165 29-JUN-1976 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Apr 11 2013 10:20AM