NHER 54930 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Ring ditch, square enclosure and trackway of unknown date

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Summary

Aerial photographs show a ring ditch surrounded by a possible square enclosure with a possible trackway to the south west. It is possible that the ring ditch represents a Bronze Age round barrow, although it is not possible to be certain of this, especially since significant finds from the area have been dated to the Early to Middle Saxon period (NHER 36321, 51275).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL99SE
Civil Parish SNETTERTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

September 2006.
Aerial photographs show a ring ditch surrounded by a square enclosure, with a possible track way entering the ring ditch to the south running from the south-east of the field to the north-west.
See (S1).
D. Lefeuvre (NLA), 4 October 2010.

October 2012. Norfolk NMP.
The ring ditch described above is clearly visible on aerial photographs (S1), centred on TL 9877 9041. It measures 28m in internal diameter, 32m externally. It is possible that the ring ditch represents a Bronze Age round barrow, although it is not possible to be certain of this, especially since significant finds from the area have been dated to the Early to Middle Saxon period (NHER 36321, 51275).
Fragments of a possible square enclosure are visible to the north, and possibly to the south of the ring ditch, although it is difficult to say whether these ditch fragments do form an enclosure, or whether they in fact relate to geological marks, as there is a great deal of background geology in this field, and the features are only visible on one set of photographs.
A possible trackway running southwest from the ring ditch is visible from TL 9873 9041 to TL 9898 9016, although this has also been recorded with a note of caution.
E. Ford (NMP), 17 October 2012.

February 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The cropmarks of the ring ditch are part of the suggested surrounding enclosure (see above) are visible on aerial photographs form 2019 (S3).
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 20 February 2026

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 04-OCT-2010.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 25-JUL-2019 Accessed 20-FEB-2026.

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Record last edited

Feb 20 2026 10:42AM

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