NHER 27343 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Probable Bronze Age ring ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEMSBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 2005. Norfolk NMP.
The ring ditch described below was previously recorded as part of NHER 12165.
A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1) to (S3), centred at TG 4844 1665. It is most likely to be the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, part of barrow cemetery NHER 27342. It is roughly circular in shape and measures up to around 12m in diameter. It appears to be respected by the linear ditches (also visible as cropmarks) which surround it. These form part of a field system of probable Bronze Age date (NHER 27338), presumably dating to later in the Bronze Age than the barrow cemetery. A central pit within the ring ditch may mark an associated burial.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 5 May 2005.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF55911 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1979. NHER TG 4816A-C (NLA 72/AMR12-4) 17-JUL-1979.
- <S2> SNF55907 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1983. NHER TG 4816L-Q (NLA 137/ATN1-5) 29-JUL-1983.
- <S3> SNF55908 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. OS/70351 162 20-SEP-1970 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Oct 24 2025 8:06AM