NHER 68101 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch

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Summary

A section of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch is faintly visible on aerial photographs. The ring ditch may relate to the site of a Bronze Age round barrow. However, it is also possible that the feature could be geological in origin. The site may form part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery (NHER 68100) along with the sites of further probable Bronze Age round barrows recorded in the vicinity.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF81NE
Civil Parish KEMPSTONE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

The below possible Bronze Age ring ditch was previously recorded as part of NHER 11688.

March 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
A section of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch is faintly visible on aerial photographs (S1-S8). The ring ditch may relate to the site of a Bronze Age round barrow. The cropmarks of geological features are also seen across the area on the consulted sources (for example S6). It is therefore possible that the feature could be geological in origin. The site may form part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery (NHER 68100) along with the sites of further probable Bronze Age round barrows recorded in the vicinity.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 19 March 2024.

  • <S1> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF8716/La-b 21-JUN-1974 (NLA 6/SLIDE).
  • <S2> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF8716/J-K 25-JUN-1974 (NLA 7/ABV11-12).
  • <S3> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF8716/AT-AV 26-MAY-1995 (NLA 350/HGZ17-19).
  • <S4> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF8716/AF-AG 29-JUL-1996 (NLA 377/JAD1-2).
  • <S5> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF8716/AK 29-JUL-1996 (NLA 377/JAD5).
  • <S6> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 15-MAR-2024.
  • <S7> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd and Getmapping Plc. unknown. Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Orthophotographs. https://www.apgb.co.uk. Bluesky International Ltd APGB Imagery TF8716 17-JUL-2022.
  • <S8> Vertical Aerial Photograph: DigitalGlobe. unknown. Bing Maps Aerial View Orthophotographs. http://www.bing.com/maps (Aerial Option). Accessed 18-MAR-2024.

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Sep 5 2025 4:10PM

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