NHER 27345 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Probable Neolithic or 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.
A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1) to (S3), centred at TG 4863 1643. It is most likely to be the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, part of barrow cemetery NHER 27342, although its rather oval shape in plan indicates that it could be a Neolithic oval barrow. It measures approximately 26m long by 21.5m wide, and is defined by a relatively substantial ditch. Gaps in the circuit of the ditch reflect its bisection by a modern field boundary, rather than genuine causeways. Traces of an internal pit are visible, perhaps marking the site of an associated burial.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 6 May 2005.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF55688 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 3043-4 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 4915A, TG 4815A).
- <S2> SNF56063 Oblique Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1973. CUCAP (BOB73) 05-JUL-1973.
- <S3> SNF55911 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1979. NHER TG 4816A-C (NLA 72/AMR12-4) 17-JUL-1979.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)
- OVAL BARROW (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- BURIAL? (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- PIT (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- RING DITCH (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Oct 24 2025 8:06AM