NHER 5052 (Monument record) - Site of possible Bronze Age ring ditch east of Hopton Farm
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Summary
A possible Bronze Age ring ditch can be seen on an aerial photograph. No trace of the ditch or round barrow can now be seen. It was one of a group of round barrows (NHER 5051, 5053, 5054, 5055, 5056 and 5057) that form a Bronze Age barrow cemetery near Hopton House.
Protected Status/Designation
Location
| Map sheet | TL89NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE CRESSINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Ring ditch.
Shown on St Joseph aerial photograph - a possible alternative to the Wessex Burial barrow site at NHER 5051.
No sign in field of lucerne.
A.J. Lawson (NAU).
October 2003. Visit.
Under arable, no earthwork visible.
H. Paterson (A&E), 19 February 2004.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF13265 Aerial Photograph: TL8698AB, TL8699D (St. Joseph HP 30).
- --- SNF5662 Article in Serial: Davison, A. 1994. The Field Archaeology of Bodney and the Stanta Extension. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 57-79. p 59.
- --- SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF241.
- --- SNF50949 Designation: English Heritage. Scheduling Report.
- --- SNF6712 Monograph: Lawson, A. J., Martin, E., Priddy, D. and Taylor, A. 1981. The Barrows of East Anglia. East Anglian Archaeology. No 12.
- --- SNF87258 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Cressingham (Little).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF61960 Unpublished Document: Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England. Ancient Monuments Record Form.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (6)
- All Groups: NHER 5056 - Related to: Bell Hill Bronze Age round barrow (Cropmark and Earthwork)
- All Groups: NHER 5057 - Related to: Bronze Age round barrow and Mesolithic and Mesolithic/Neolithic worked flints, near Hopton House (Cropmark and Earthwork)
- All Groups: NHER 5054 - Related to: Bronze Age round barrow near Hopton House (Cropmark and Earthwork)
- All Groups: NHER 5055 - Related to: Bronze Age round barrow near Hopton House (Cropmark and Earthwork)
- All Groups: NHER 5053 - Related to: Site of Bronze Age round barrow (Monument)
- All Groups: NHER 5051 - Related to: Site of Bronze Age round barrow near Hopton House (Monument)
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Record last edited
Jul 18 2023 7:48AM