NHER 12147 (Monument record) - Undated square enclosure
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF92SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BINTREE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
8 July 1981, 4 July 1989. NAU air photograph.
Positive cropmarks.
Square enclosure with entrance to south-east and rounded corners.
Possible signal station - considering position on hill top?
D. Edwards (NAU), 14 April 1982.
Already noted previously from St. Joseph's list of air photographs by E. Rose (NAU), 1978.
July 2002. Desk-based assessment.
A cropmark of a subrectangular enclosure shown on aerial photographs taken in 1978, 1981 and 1989. The cropmark measures c. 50m x 40m.
See (S2).
S. Howard (NLA), 1 March 2010.
August 2005.
This has also been interpreted as a Late Iron Age enclosure of 'Thornham type'.
See (S1).
M. Dennis (NLA), 1 August 2005.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF11953 Aerial Photograph: TF9923 A,B,C; NAU TF9923 D-F,G,H,AB-AS, TG0813 J-S.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF56825 Article in Monograph: Gregory, T. 1986. Enclosures of 'Thornham' Type in Norfolk. Excavations at Thornham, Warham, Wighton and Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk. Gregory, T. and Gurney, D.. EAA No 30 pp 32-35.
- <S2> SNF65232 Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 2002. Bacton to Kings Lynn Proposed Gas Pipeline. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Network Archaeology. 179.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Nov 29 2012 1:29PM