NHER 68505 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of a possible ring ditch of an unknown date, a possible post medieval extractive pit or post medieval boundary
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHIPDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The cropmarks of a possible ring ditch, pit feature or boundary of an unknown date are visible on aerial photographs. The origin and date of the feature is uncertain. The feature is visible as a ring ditch or circular bank feature on S1 and is visible as a pit feature on S3. The feature is also faintly visible on S2. It is possible that the feature could relate to a ring ditch of an unknown date, a possible post medieval extractive pit, or a natural feature. The feature also appears to align with a circular boundary recorded on the Shipdham Tithe map (S4) . As the origin of the feature is uncertain, the feature has been mapped by extent. The cropmarks of a probable Bronze Age ring ditch (NHER 25768) are also recorded approximately 100m to the southeast.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 15 May 2024.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 15-MAY-2024.
- <S2> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 17-APR-2019 Accessed 15-MAY-2024.
- <S3> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 22-APR-2021 Accessed 15-MAY-2024.
- <S4> SNF69687 Map: Pratt & Son, Norwich. 1846. Shipdham tithe map.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
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Record last edited
Aug 19 2025 10:28AM