NHER 6095 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Linear cropmark and possible Bronze Age ring ditches

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Summary

A linear cropmark and three possible Bronze Age ring ditches can be seen on aerial photographs of this area.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22NW
Civil Parish AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

The features recorded as part of this record have now been recorded separately. The ring ditches are now recorded as part of NHER 64303, 64304, 64305. The linear ditch features have now been recorded as part of NHER 64318.

Linear cropmarks 1.5km northwest of Roman town.
1st photo by RAF TF 2125/A-E (incl) + X-W 1976.
Also a ring ditch. (S1).
E. Rose (NAU).

17 July 1986.
Recorded on NAU air photography.

26 June 1996. NLA air photography.
Linear can be seen to continue to both east and west of previously recorded extent.
Two additional ring ditches are clearly visible, one at TG 2129 2534, and another at TG 2094 2525.
S. Massey (NLA), 30 August 2001.

January 2022. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The features recorded as part of this record have been recorded separately. The ring ditches are now recorded as part of NHER 64303, 64304, 64305. The linear ditch features have been recorded as part of NHER 64318 along with further features identified by this project.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 18 January 2022.

  • --- Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 2125Y - AB.
  • --- Aerial Photograph: TG2125 P-U.
  • --- Photograph: TF2125A-E, X, W-.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 22 NW 11.
  • <S1> Monograph: 1977. East Anglian Archaeology. East Anglian Archaeology. No 5.

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Record last edited

Oct 10 2025 3:45PM

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