NHER 65001 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of undated ring ditch, probably the site of a Bronze Age round barrow
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG40NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FREETHORPE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
May 2022. Broads Hidden Heritage: Aerial Perspectives.
The cropmarks of an undated ring ditch, probably the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs (S1). The ring ditch is one of several recorded in this area (see NHER 65000, NHER 65002, NHER 21819), which together appear to have been part of a dispersed cemetery or funerary landscape. A small pit-like cropmark located towards the western side of the ring ditch could mark the site of a funerary deposit. The ring ditch appears to be overlain, but possibly also partially respected, by linear ditches of unknown date (recorded as part of NHER 49397). The cropmarks of a palaeochannel, which may have been significant in the choice of location for the barrows, are visible a short distance (45m) to the south.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk County Council, Historic Environment Service), 10 May 2022.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 10-MAY-2022.
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Record last edited
Jan 13 2025 5:51PM