NHER 29483 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible Bronze Age ring ditch/round barrow and Roman pottery sherds

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Summary

Possible earthworks of a Bronze Age round barrow could be seen on an aerial photograph. A survey of the site identified no earthworks and suggested the mounds were natural features. Roman pottery fragments have been found at the site.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG02NW
Civil Parish GUIST, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1988. NCC/BKS vertical survey of Norfolk.
Possible earthworks of ?ring ditch visible.
M. Flitcroft (NLA) 12 February 1993.

January 1993. Earthwork survey.
Seven unglazed Roman pottery sherds including one rim in location shown as slight mound on air photographs.
Now ploughed. No form to apparent natural undulations.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA) 12 February 1993.
B. Cushion (NLA), 2 February 1993.

February 1993. Metal detecting.
Produced nothing.
One samian sherd.
One jar rim, one base and five base sherds Roman greyware.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 March 1993.

  • --- Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS/NCC 3862-3863.
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 17 2025 11:25AM

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