NHER 69663 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of a ring ditch most likely associated with the site of a Bronze Age round barrow

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Summary

A cropmark ring-ditch likely to represent the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1976. It is also clear visible on aerial imagery from 2011 and the survival of this ditch was confirmed by two subsequent geophysical surveys.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG23SE
Civil Parish NORTH WALSHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

5 July 1976.
'Cropmarks' noted on Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photographs list.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 22 October 1985. Information from (S1).
Previously recorded under NHER 21843.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 June 2021.

Grid reference confirmed as centre of field containing ring ditch and trackway and enclosure marks, not recently removed field boundaries as are the marks to south.
Compiled by D. Edwards (NAU), 10 December 1985 and E. Rose (NAU), 7 September 1987. Information from (S1).
Previously recorded under NHER 21843. The other cropmarks mentioned are recorded as NHER separately as NHER 69666.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 January 2025.

A cropmark ring-ditch is clearly visible at this location on vertical aerial imagery from 2011 (S2). It is large to tell if its circuit is complete as north-east portion of the ring-ditch is difficult to make our amongst other vegetation marks.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 January 2026.

September 2016. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of proposed development site.
This survey identified a weak, positive curvilinear anomaly that clearly corresponds with the cropmark ring-ditch recorded at this location.
See NHER 65082 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 January 2025.

October 2022-February 2023. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of part of large potential development area.
This survey also identified a curvilinear anomaly that clearly corresponds with the cropmark ring-ditch recorded at this location.
See report (S3) and NHER 65082 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 January 2025.

  • --- Oblique Aerial Photograph: BZC 94-5 = TG 2730-A.
  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHER 21843.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 25-MAY-2011 Accessed 30-DEC-2025.
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Freeman, J. and Brunning, E. 2023. Land west of North Walsham, Norfolk. Geophysical Survey. Archaeological Services WYAS. 3939.

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Record last edited

Jan 14 2026 2:47PM

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