NHER 57878 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible Bronze Age ring ditch

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Summary

The cropmarks of a possible ring ditch of an uncertain date are visible on aerial photographs. The ring ditch has been previously suggested to have related to a Bronze Age ring ditch. However, the feature is likely to be natural in origin or possibly relate to a former extractive pit. A number of other ring ditches are located in the vicinity and may relate to a dispersed Bronze Age barrow cemetery (NHER 56267).

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Map sheet TG22NW
Civil Parish BURGH AND TUTTINGTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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ORIGINALLY RECORDED UNDER 11666 AND 52544.

June 2012.
Cropmarks of a ring ditch are visible on aerial photographs from 1946 (S1 and S2) and 1996 (S3 and S4). A number of other ring ditches are located in the vicinity and this may be a dispersed Bronze Age barrow cemetery (NHER 56267).
K. Powell (HES), 15 June 2012.

June 2022. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The cropmarks of a possible ring ditch (see above) of an uncertain date are seen on aerial photographs (S3 and S5-S6). The origin of the feature is uncertain. A dense area of geological cropmarks can be seen on the consulted sources and the position of the possible the ring ditch also correlates with a pit feature seen on the visualised lidar data (S6). The feature is most likely natural in origin or possibly relates to a former extractive pit. Therefore, the feature has not been mapped as part of this project.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 08 June 2022.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: 1946. RAF 106/G/UK/1636 4357 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TF 2126A).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1428 3274 16-APR-1946 (NHER TG 2126 B).
  • <S3> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. NHER TG 2126J (NLA 373/JBJ14) 19-JUL-1996.
  • <S4> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. NHER TG 2126J (NLA 373/JBJ14) 19-JUL-1996.
  • <S5> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TG2126/H 19-JUL-1996 (NLA 373/JBJ 13).
  • <S6> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TG22NW DTM 1m 17-11-2017.

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May 20 2024 9:43AM

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