NHER 52247 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of a small ring ditch of uncertain date and function, could be remains of an agricultural feature
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CAISTOR ST EDMUND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a small ring ditch of uncertain date and function are visible on aerial photographs to the north of Caistor Lane, Caistor St Edmund (S1). The ring ditch is centred on TG 2459 0377 and is 10.5m in diameter. A ditch and a broad elongated pit are also visible to either side. It is possible that this feature relates to a small Bronze Age round barrow or even an Iron Age to Roman roundhouse; numerous Roman date finds have been recorded within the general vicinity of this site. An alternative interpretation is that these cropmarks relate to the former site of a post medieval temporary agricultural enclosure, such as a stack stand.
S. Horlock (NMP), 15 March 2009.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF73394 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92336 143-4 11-JUN-1992 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (12)
- RING DITCH? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- RING DITCH? (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)? (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- STACK STAND? (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH? (Unknown date)
- ROUND BARROW? (Unknown date)
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)? (Unknown date)
- STACK STAND? (Unknown date)
- STACK STAND? (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 26 2022 8:01AM