NHER 63251 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible undated ring ditch

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Summary

A possible ring ditch of an unknown date is seen as a cropmark on aerial photographs. The feature may be Bronze Age in date and may have related to a former barrow. The feature is surrounded by a large amount of geological cropmarks and it is possible this feature may be natural rather than archaeological in origin. The possible ring ditch is in close relation to further possible archaeological or geological cropmarks to the north east (NHER 4988).

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL79SE
Civil Parish	MUNDFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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March 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A possible ring ditch of an unknown date is seen as a cropmark on aerial photographs. The feature may be Bronze Age in date and may have related to a former barrow (S1). The feature is surrounded by a large amount of geological cropmarks and it is possible this feature may be natural rather than archaeological in origin. The possible ring ditch is in close relation to further possible archaeological or geological cropmarks to the north east (NHER 4988).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 26th March 2019

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1634 V 5342-5343 09-JUL-1946 (HEA Original Print).