NHER 24983 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark of a ring ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELLINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
13 July 1977. Cambridge University Committee for Aerial Photography aerial photography.
Very fine ring ditch.
D. Edwards (NAU), 19 November 1985.
August 2006. Norfolk NMP
A cropmark of a ring ditch, probably relating to a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible on aerial photographs (S1). The central grid reference for this cropmark has been amended from TM 3652 9191 to TM 3653 9192. The ring ditch is slightly sub-circular in plan with a narrow ditch and an external diameter of 27m. Two gaps, each measuring between 4m and 5m, are present in the ditch on its southwest and northeast sides. It is possible that they are deliberate entrances and that this is a hengiform or causewayed ring ditch. It is likely that it is of Bronze Age date and that it relates to a round barrow. This ring ditch is located at the western end of a long island of slightly higher ground in the bottom of the Waveney valley at approximately 5m OD.
J. Albone (NMP), 23 August 2006
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF10528 Oblique Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1977. NHER TM 3691K-L (CUCAP CCR15-6) 13-JUL-1977.
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Record last edited
Feb 2 2021 12:45PM