NHER 5052 (Monument record) - Site of possible Bronze Age ring ditch east of Hopton Farm

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Summary

A possible Bronze Age ring ditch can be seen on an aerial photograph. No trace of the ditch or round barrow can now be seen. It was one of a group of round barrows (NHER 5051, 5053, 5054, 5055, 5056 and 5057) that form a Bronze Age barrow cemetery near Hopton House.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TL89NE
Civil Parish LITTLE CRESSINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Ring ditch.
Shown on St Joseph aerial photograph - a possible alternative to the Wessex Burial barrow site at NHER 5051.
No sign in field of lucerne.
A.J. Lawson (NAU).

October 2003. Visit.
Under arable, no earthwork visible.
H. Paterson (A&E), 19 February 2004.

  • --- Aerial Photograph: TL8698AB, TL8699D (St. Joseph HP 30).
  • --- Article in Serial: Davison, A. 1994. The Field Archaeology of Bodney and the Stanta Extension. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 57-79. p 59.
  • --- Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF241.
  • --- Designation: English Heritage. Scheduling Report.
  • --- Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Cressingham (Little).
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Unpublished Document: Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England. Ancient Monuments Record Form.

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Record last edited

Jul 18 2023 7:48AM

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