NHER 39057 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible Bronze Age ring ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG33NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KNAPTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
December 2004. Norfolk NMP.
A possible ring ditch (previously recorded as NHER 36762) is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 3073 3543. The site, which is located on a natural terrace above Mundesley Beck, is plausible as the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, and in the absence of other evidence this interpretation seems most likely. It should be treated with caution, however, as the general appearance of the cropmark is not entirely convincing as an archaeological feature and the background geology of the area seems conducive to the production of ring-like and circular cropmarks (see also NHER 39045 and 12084).
The ring ditch is only partially visible but appears to be more-or-less circular in plan. It measures approximately 34.5m in diameter.
(S1)
S. Tremlett (NMP), 8 December 2004.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF50296 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. NHER TG 3035C-E (NLA 373/JBN6-7, JBN9) 19-JUL-1996.
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Record last edited
Aug 14 2017 4:10PM