NHER 1825 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of probable Bronze Age ring ditch, Neolithic axehead
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF94SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WARHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
5 August 1977. NAU aerial photography.
Cropmarks.
One ring ditch.
D. Edwards (NAU), 19 March 1981.
1960.
Small Neolithic chipped flint axehead found (marked as centre of this ring ditch).
In NCM [1].
Information from NCM card (S1).
Reported in (S5) and noted on (S6).
E. Rose (NAU).
2000. Field Observation and Desk-based Assessment.
Site visited and considered as part of archaeological assessment of Holkham Estate.
Arable, ploughed. No surface indications of mound.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 April 2015.
October 2002. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmarks of a ring ditch are visible on RAF 1946 aerial photographs (S3) and NLA aerial photographs from 1977 (S4). The site is centred on TF9370 4115 and has a diameter of about 45m. There appears to be a gap in the circuit towards the east, it is not clear whether this is an actual gap/entrance, or whether that section is just not showing due to other factors. There does however seem to be a cropmark of a chalk pit/solution hollow coinciding with that point, which could well mask any other features.
It seems likely that this site is of Bronze Age date, though this is not certain.
H. Clare (NMP), 11 October 2002.
Associated Sources (10)
- --- SNF11859 Aerial Photograph: TF9341E-H.
- --- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Warham (St Mary).
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF87125 Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 6.
- <S1> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S2> SNF51041 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2000. The Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Archaeological Survey (Final Report). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 532.
- <S3> SNF53656 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 4255 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TF 9341A).
- <S4> SNF53657 Aerial Photograph: 1977. SMR TF 9341G-H (NLA fl.58/ALQ6-7) 05-AUG-1977 (Norfolk SMR TF 9341G-H).
- <S5> SNF87125 Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 6.
- <S6> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 94 SW 16.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
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Record last edited
Apr 19 2023 10:46AM