NHER 40941 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of possible Bronze Age ring ditches and undated features
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Summary
A 1977 aerial photograph shows the cropmarks of ring ditches and field boundaries.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG23SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KNAPTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | TRUNCH, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2004.
Cropmarks of field boundaries (presumably part of a field system), trackways and ring ditches are visible to the north and south of Knapton road on NLA oblique aerial photographs (S1). The ring ditches might represent the remains of Bronze Age round barrows or prehistoric roundhouses.
(S1)
S. Tremlett (NLA), 18 November 2004.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF54832 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1977. NHER TG 2934J-K (NLA 52/AKJ19-20) 30-JUL-1977.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)
- RING DITCH (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)? (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Unknown date)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Dec 20 2010 1:31PM