NHER 36751 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Undated ring ditch and linear features

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Summary

Aerial photography in 1996 revealed the cropmarks of a ring ditch with an inner ring. This may be a Bronze Age barrow, but it could also be the site of a Roman temple. There are further cropmarks visible, but these are indistinct. Additional linear marks are field boundaries.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG22SW
Civil Parish BUXTON WITH LAMMAS, BROADLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish STRATTON STRAWLESS, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

18 July 1996. NLA air photography.
Ring ditch with parched inner ring ditch. Possible bowl barrow. Possible Roman temple. Possibly utilised in parish boundary.
Rectilinear enclosure appears to post date Sandy Lane. Date unknown.
There are potentially further archaeological remains in this field, but the cropmarks are indistinct.
Additional visible linears are field boundaries.
M. Brennand (NLA), 6 December 2001.

October 2025. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The cropmarks of a ring ditch with a second smaller ring ditch within its interior (see above) are visible on Google Earth (S2) and Bing imagery (S3).
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 13 October 2025

  • <S1> Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 2321J - L, N.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. XX-XXX-2003 Accessed 13-OCT-2025.
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: DigitalGlobe. unknown. Bing Maps Aerial View Orthophotographs. http://www.bing.com/maps (Aerial Option). Accessed 13-OCT-2025.

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Record last edited

Oct 13 2025 3:14PM

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