NHER 11712 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of possible Bronze Age ring ditches/barrows
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF83NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH CREAKE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1975-1977.
Ring ditch on the centre of Shepherd's Hill.
Checked by E. Rose (NAU) 20 October 1976.
Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 map 1983 marks two barrows within area of this large ring ditch.
E. Rose (NAU) 22 October 1990.
Barrow Survey has 'two, possibly as many as six ring-ditches'.
OS have two:
'A' TF 8684 3750 (sub-oval 30m northeast to southwest; 25m transversely, 0.8m high. A surrounding ditch, at least 2m wide is visible in arcs on the north and south sides).
'B' TF 8682 3751 (sub-circular, 18m east-to-west, 16m transversely, maximum height 0.4m).
On perambulation, one scraper and a retouched flake were found near the barrows.
Information from Ordnance Survey Records.
R. J. Rickett (NAU) 17 July 1990.
NLA air photographs TF 8637/T-U show two conjoining ring ditches which would correspond to the two Ordnance Survey barrows. The larger may have an entrance corridor to one side.
D. Gurney and E. Rose (NLA) 22 January 1997.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF8637/A, C-F; 07-JUN-1974 (HES 1/AAV 1, 3-6).
- --- SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF8637/P; 05-AUG-1977 (HES 58/ALQ 26).
- --- SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF8637/T-U; 29-JUN-1992 (HES 306/GKJ 4-5).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (1)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
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Record last edited
Apr 8 2025 11:50AM