NHER 33815 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of ring ditch

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Summary

This is the site of a ring ditch, probably dating to the Bronze Age, which is visible on aerial photographs.

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Map sheet TF81NW
Civil Parish CASTLE ACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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January 1946.
RAF air photograph shows ring ditch about 13m diameter.
B. Cushion (NLA) 4 September 1998.

April 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The cropmarks of the above ring ditch, which is most likely associated with the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, are also faintly visible on aerial photographs from 2022 (S2).
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 20 April 2026

  • <S1> Aerial Photograph: TF 81/TF 8217/B.
  • <S2> 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 TG8317 17-JUL-2022.

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Apr 20 2026 12:51PM

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