NHER 49378 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of possible Bronze Age round barrow near Gaplin's Corner

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Summary

An undated ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It could represent the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, but alternative suggestions as to its origin may be equally plausible.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TG32SW
Civil Parish	BARTON TURF, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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April 2007. Norfolk NMP.
A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 3487 2208. It may represent the site of a Bronze Age round barrow but in the absence of other evidence this must remain open to question.

The ring ditch is approximately circular in plan and measures 25.5m in diameter. A gap on the south side of the ditch circuit is more likely to reflect the cropmark being masked than the presence of a genuine entrance.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 30 April 2007.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF67254 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1963. RAF 543/2331 (F22) 0062-3 25-JUL-1963 (NMR).
<S2> SNF67255 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1976. NHER TG 3421B (NLA 32/AGD13) 13-JUL-1976.
<S3> SNF67256 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 2390-1 03-SEP-1988 (NCC 4583-4).

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Record last edited

Oct 29 2012 5:26PM