NHER 51939 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of ring ditch or possible oval enclosure of unknown date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG21SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT AND LITTLE PLUMSTEAD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2008. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmark of an oval enclosure or ring ditch, possibly the remains of prehistoric barrow, is visible on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 2866 1100. Its date and function are not known, and even its archaeological origin is uncertain. It lies within an extensive area of complex, multi-phase cropmarks (NHER 51942), comprising trackways, enclosures and probable field boundaries.
The postulated enclosure is oval in plan, although this might be exaggerated by it only being faintly visible on oblique aerial photographs used to map the site and consequently being distorted by their rectification. The ring ditch itself measures 31m by 38m externally, and is approximately 2.5m in width.
E. Bales (NMP), 18 November 2008.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF71185 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1980. NCC TG2810A (ANE 16) 4-JUN-1980.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)
- OVAL BARROW? (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC?)
- OVAL ENCLOSURE? (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC?)
- RING DITCH (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC?)
- OVAL ENCLOSURE? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC?)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC?)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC?)
- OVAL ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 13 2011 5:12PM