NHER 5986 (Monument record) - Undated earthwork
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL98NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRIDGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
About 610m (2000ft) southwest of Roudham Junction. South of railway.
Small circular earthwork (gravel bank) no visible ditch. Possible hut site or cattle corral.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
On edge of spur, hence bank on north side appears higher by about 2m.
Covered in Calluna on heath with a few small pines.
A. Lawson (NAU) 28 November 1975.
Visited H. D. Hewitt 11 October 1936, 27 March 1938
(Photo R. R. Clarke (NCM) 1947 and 27 October 1954.)
A. J. Lawson (NAU) 28 November 1975.
Sketch from card and poor copies of photos in file.
February 2011. Norfolk NMP.
This earthwork was not visible on the available aerial photographs.
E. Bales (NMP) 2 Feb 2011.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF99594 Designation: NCM Staff. 1950?-1960?. Data submitted with sheduling request. NHER 5986.
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Bridgham.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 98 NW 5.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
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Record last edited
Apr 25 2023 8:40AM