NHER 49318 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of a ring ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG32SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CATFIELD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2007. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs to the south of Catfield House, Catfield (S1). The site is centred on TG 3850 2090. Another two possible round barrows are located in close proximity, NHER 49319 to the south and 49317 to the west. All three barrows are located on the edge of the valley overlooking the valley floor and the former fens.
The monument consists of a slightly oval enclosure ditch, 17m by 20m. There is a slight break in the ditch to the northeast and it is not clear whether this is an original feature. A possible second concentric ditch may be suggested by the traces of an outer ditch to the southeast, 2m from the inner ditch. Within the centre of the ring ditch is a small semi-circular ditch, 6m across.
The cropmarks of this site are extremely faint and only visible in 1974 (S1), the cropmarks cannot be detected on photographs taken of the site on other years.
S. Massey (NMP), 30 March 2007.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF67095 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1974. NHER TG 3820A-D (NLA 5/ABF9-12) 20-JUN-1974.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 3 2023 10:33AM