NHER 1683 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of Bronze Age barrow cemetery
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF73SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHERNBORNE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Undated St Joseph aerial photograph.
Three ring ditches in group.
See (S1).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
17 March 1976.
No sign of earthworks in grassed field.
A.J. Lawson (NAU).
March 2025. Northwest Norfolk Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AI&M) Project.
Three ring ditches, most likely associated with the site of Bronze Age round barrows, are visible as cropmarks and soilmarks (S2-S4 and S6) on aerial photographs. The features presumably form the site of a barrow cemetery. The ring ditches have been recorded separately as NHER 68600, 68601 and 68602. The earthworks of a very low central mound have also been recorded from visualised lidar data (S5) as part of NHER 68600.
The monument polygon has been amended to the extent of the features as seen on S5.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 27 March 2025.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Shernborne.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF100592 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd and Getmapping Plc. unknown. Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Orthophotographs. https://www.apgb.co.uk.
- <S1> SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF7132/B; -- (CUCAP/ (CUCAP) CAN 46).
- <S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/58/2401 V1 0024-0025 01-APR-1958.
- <S3> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/58/2401 V2 0125-0126 01-APR-1958.
- <S4> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 27-MAR-2025.
- <S5> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF73SW DTM 1m 13-NOV-2018.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Oct 13 2025 10:50AM