NHER 12773 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - The cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch

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Summary

The cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch are seen on aerial photographs. The ring ditch most likely relates to the site of a former Bronze Age round barrow.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG12NE
Civil Parish AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

September 1977. Air Photo Interpretation.
Cropmark of ring ditch visible on oblique aerial photograph (S3).
Information from HER record card (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 11 September 1977. Amended H. Hamilton (HES), 19 March 2024.

March 2022. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch (see above) are seen on aerial photographs (S3-S4). The ring ditch most likely relates to the site of a former Bronze Age round barrow. The monument polygon has been updated to the position of the feature as seen on the aerial photographs (S3) [1].
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 31 March 2022.

  • <S1> Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S2> Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 12 NE 17.
  • <S3> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TG1727/B 01-JUL-1976 (NLA 28/AFG 9).
  • <S4> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 25-MAY-2011 Accessed 18-MAR-2022.

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Record last edited

Mar 19 2024 5:29PM

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