NHER 43553 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of a ring ditch, possibly a Bronze Age round barrow, Gorleston-on-Sea
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG50SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1998. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey of undeveloped area to west of hospital (part of proposed South Gorleston Development Area).
Although the cropmark ring-ditch identified at this location (see below) lay entirely within one of the two detailed survey areas no corresponding sub-surface remains were identified.
See NHER 13020 and report (S1) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 15 March 2019.
April 2006. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a possible ring ditch, potentially the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs between Woodfarm Lane and the James Paget Hospital, Gorleston-on-Sea (S2). A group of up to four round barrows is located 450m to the northwest (NHER 43551). The site is centred on TG 5185 0238. The cropmarks of the ring ditch are extremely faint and it is possible that they are not of archaeological origin, perhaps being caused by agricultural activity or the underlying geology. The ring ditch is penannular and measures 27m in diameter.
The line of a probable prehistoric trackway (NHER 43529) runs past this site to the west and continues towards the barrow group to the north (NHER 43551). It is possible that the trackway was sited in relation to these earlier funerary monuments. Another trackway 1.6km to the west (NHER 43544) also appears to run between a major barrow group (NHER 17225).
S. Massey (NMP), 11 April 2006.
April-May 2024. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of land east of Woodfarm Lane.
A trench positioned to coincide with this ring-ditch revealed no evidence for an associated ditch and only an irregular natural feature was recorded within its interior. A pit recorded approximately 10m to the west was though found to contain a substantially complete Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age Beaker vessel. It is possible that this had been a grave.
Information from draft report.
See report (S3) and NHER 68434 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 August 2024.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF55333 Unpublished Contractor Report: Gibson, D. 1998. The South Gorleston Development Area. Fieldwalking, Metal Detecting & Geophysical Survey. Cambridge Archaeological Unit. 251.
- <S2> SNF62565 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1976. NHER TG 5202A (NLA 31/AFQ6) 08-JUL-1976.
- <S3> SNF102761 Unpublished Contractor Report: Pavez, A. and Crawley, P. 2024. Land at James Paget University Hospital, Gorleston, Norfolk. Site 1A: An Archaeological Trenching Evaluation. Pre-Construct Archaeology. R16857 V3.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
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Record last edited
Sep 17 2024 4:55PM