NHER 32197 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of ring ditch and circular pit
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
OF THE CROPMARKS DESCRIBED BELOW, ONLY THE (POSSIBLY HENGIFORM) RING DITCH AND ACCOMPANYING PIT ARE STILL RECORDED UNDER THIS NUMBER. THE POSSIBLE TRACKWAY IS NOW RECORDED AS PART OF NHER 50862.
10 July 1992. NLA aerial photography.
Ring ditch, with slightly expanded terminals at entrance.
Across parish boundary from ring ditch NHER 29559 - part of same group.
1946 air photographs show this is not a wartime feature.
Plot in file for NHER 29559.
Comp. E.Rose 20 January 1997.
29 June 1993. NLA aerial photography (S1).
Cropmark of ring ditch visible and circular pit located within causeway of ring ditch.
Also visible is a linear feature of two parallel ditches - possible trackway, although may be of recent military origin.
Compiled by S. Massey (NLA), 29 January 2001.
29 June 1995. NLA aerial photography (S2).
Cropmarks visible.
H. Clare (NLA), 3 August 2001.
26 August 1997. NLA aerial photography (S3).
Cropmarks not clearly visible.
H. Clare (NLA), 29 March 2001.
March 2008. Norfolk Aggregates Assessment Project.
Of the cropmarks described above, only the (possibly hengiform) ring ditch and accompanying pit are still recorded under this number. The possible trackway is now recorded as part of NHER 50862.
S. Tremlett (NLA), 5 March 2008.
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Record last edited
Nov 23 2010 9:34AM