NHER 52413 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of possible ring ditch

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Summary

The cropmarks of a possible ring ditch, probably representing the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs. The site is located on the valleyside overlooking a minor valley, which leads into the valley of a minor watercourse, the Well Beck, to the south.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG20SE
Civil Parish	YELVERTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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November 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a ring ditch, probably representing the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs (S1). The site is centred on TG 2915 0119 and is located on the valleyside overlooking a minor valley, which leads into the valley of a minor watercourse, the Well Beck, to the south.
The ring ditch is slightly irregular and ovoid, measuring 28.5m by 26m. The cropmark is somewhat blurred and indistinct and it is feasible that it is not archaeological in origin. A number of former pits and ponds are visible on aerial photographs in the area, many of which produce a ring ditch-like cropmark, however there is no sign of the accompanying sunken appearance that such a feature would be expected to have.
S. Horlock (NMP), 03 November 2009.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF73201 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96247 068-9 22-JUL-1996 (NMR).
<S2> SNF73202 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96247 021-2 22-JUL-1996 (NMR).