NHER 64953 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks and slight earthwork of possible ring ditch and mound, probably the site of a Bronze Age round barrow

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Summary

A possible ring ditch with internal pit, perhaps the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. A slight earthwork mound may also be visible on visualised lidar data. The site is one of several ring ditches identified in this area, which together appear to form a dispersed round barrow cemetery (NHER 49686). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2017-18), it is possible that any earthworks still survive.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG30NE
Civil Parish LINGWOOD AND BURLINGHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

May 2022. Broads Hidden Heritage: Aerial Perspectives.
A possible ring ditch with a large, centrally located, internal pit, perhaps the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1). A slight earthwork mound may also be visible on visualised lidar data (S2). The archaeological significance of both the cropmarks and the possible earthworks is uncertain, as neither is particularly clear or well-defined, and they could be of natural origin. If they do represent an archaeological feature, their size suggests they represent a Bronze Age round barrow. The site is one of several ring ditches identified in this area, which together appear to form a dispersed round barrow cemetery (NHER 49686). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2017-18), if any earthworks were present, it is possible that they still survive.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk County Council, Historic Environment Service), 12 May 2022.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 12-MAY-2022.
  • <S2> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. NATIONAL LIDAR PROGRAMME DTM 1m 26-MAR-2018.

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Record last edited

Sep 25 2024 5:04PM

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