NHER 63077 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible undated ring ditch

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Summary

A possible undated ring ditch is seen as a cropmark on aerial photographs. This feature may relate to a possible former barrow; however this feature could also be the result of geological or agricultural processes. If the possible ring ditch is archaeological in origin in it may be Bronze Age in date. The field has been subjected to peat extraction and is now under a body of water.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL79NE
Civil Parish	CRANWICH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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February 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A possible undated ring ditch is seen as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1). This feature may relate to a possible former barrow; however this feature could also be the result of geological or agricultural processes. If the possible ring ditch is archaeological in origin in it may be Bronze Age –Iron Age in date. The field has been subjected to peat extraction and is now under a body of water.
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 13th February 2019.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. OS/71387 V 243-244 21-JUL-1971 (HEA Original Print).

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Record last edited

Feb 6 2023 12:08PM