NHER 17237 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of undated double concentric ring ditch, probably the site of a Bronze Age round barrow

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Summary

A double concentric ring ditch, probably marking the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22SW
Civil Parish BUXTON WITH LAMMAS, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

30 July 1977. NAU air photography. Cropmark.
Half of a double concentric ring ditch.
E. Rose and D. Edwards (NAU) 8 May 1981.

26 June 1996. NLA air photography (AP1).
Cropmarks of incomplete double concentric ring ditch.
Caution must be applied to date as it is of a similar size to a circular wooded area to the immediate north.
S. Massey (NLA), 24 September 2001.

28 June 1996. NLA air photography (AP2).
Double concentric ring ditch still visible.
S. Massey (NLA), 28 September 2001.

August 2023. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The undated double concentric ring ditch described above is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S3-S4). It probably represents the site of a Bronze Age round barrow.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 31 August 2023.

  • --- Aerial Photograph: TG 2223AEM-AEY.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 2223AGY - AGZ.
  • <S2> Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 2223AHA - AHD; TG 2323E.
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. XX-XXX-2003 ACCESSED 10-JAN-2023.
  • <S4> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Oblique Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. NMR 26416/01-08-52 13-AUG-2009.

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Record last edited

Aug 31 2023 3:14PM

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