NHER 39033 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark of possible Neolithic long barrow or mortuary enclosure
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WITTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
December 2004. Norfolk NMP.
A cropmark of an elongated curvilinear to sub-rectangular enclosure, possibly a Neolithic long barrow or mortuary enclosure, is visible on aerial photographs (S1). This cropmark is centred on TG 3265 3153. This enclosure has a regular curvilinear form consisting of a rectangle with rounded ends. It is aligned on a southwest to northeast axis and has external measurements of 25m by 14m. An entrance is present at the northeast end, defined by swollen ditch terminals. It is possible that this is the ditch surrounding a small Neolithic long barrow or mortuary enclosure. Similar small long barrows are typical of Norfolk and the East of England (S2) with a slightly larger example on a similar alignment recorded 1.6km to the northeast (NHER 16652). Neolithic pits and pottery have been excavated 160m west of this probable long barrow (NHER 12548) (S3).
(S1-3)
J. Albone (NMP), 3 December 2004.
November 2011. Condition of Scheduled Monuments in Cultivation (COSMIC) risk assessment.
Desk based COSMIC assessment completed, along with the excavation of three test pits.
Report awaited.
D. Robertson (HES), 11 November 2011.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF54551 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1976. MAL 76053 116 29-JUN-1976 (NMR) MAL 76053 116 29-JUN-1976 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF52982 Article in Serial: Jones, D. 1998. Long barrows and Neolithic Elongated Enclosures in Lincolnshire: An Analysis of the Air Photographic Evidence. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. Vol 64 pp 83-114.
- <S3> SNF2791 Article in Monograph: Lawson, A. J. 1983. The Archaeology of Witton, near North Walsham. East Anglian Archaeology. No 18. p 18.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Sep 29 2014 2:15PM