NHER 36741 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible prehistoric ring ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EASTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
18 July 1996. NLA air photography.
Single, relatively large ring ditch visible (S1).
M. Brennand (NLA), 3 Decmber 2001.
The central grid reference for this site has been altered from TG 1394 1176 to TG 1390 1173.
June 2010. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks and earthworks of a round barrow of probable Bronze Age date are visible on aerial photographs to the Easton Lodge Farm (S1-S4). The ring ditch is centred on TG 1390 1173 and measures 33m in diameter and is located on a knoll or ledge projecting out slightly from the lower slopes of a valley overlooking a stream channel to the south. The whole area of the site is visible as a raised circular earthwork in 1988 (S1) The interior of the ring ditch and the area to the immediate south are producing a clear parchmark on a number of the aerial photographs (S3-S4). This could be indicating the former presence of an outer bank as well internal mound. However it is extremely hard to be certain whether this relates to underlying archaeological features or the fact that the barrow is situated on a gravel knoll, which is itself creating the cropmark response. Due to this uncertainty the edges of the cropmark have been drawn as an ‘extent of area’, but not as former banks or mounds.
S. Horlock (NMP), 16 June 2010.
September 2025. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The cropmarks and earthworks of a round barrow of probable Bronze Age date (previously mapped by the NMP survey, see above) are visible on aerial photographs (S4 and S6) and visualised lidar data (S5). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2021), the earthworks likely still survive. A very low spread earthwork which may relate to the remains of a central mound is visible within the centre of the site on the visualised lidar. The presence of an outer bank was not clearly visible on the lidar data. The ring ditch is also visible as a cropmark on Google Earth and Bing Imagery.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 24 September 2025
Associated Sources (7)
- <S1> SNF78044 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Limited. 1988. BKS 9929-30 07-AUG-1988 (NCC 3076-7).
- <S2> SNF50278 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. NHER TG 1311C-E (NLA 371/HRZ12-4) 18-JUL-1996.
- <S2> SNF74848 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92339 024-5 11-JUN-1992 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF74849 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1995. OS/95564 121-2 19-JUN-1995 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 21-MAY-1999 Accessed 24-SEP-2025.
- <S5> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TG11SW DTM 1m 02-DEC-2021 TO 06-DEC-2021.
- <S6> SNF86192 Vertical Aerial Photograph: DigitalGlobe. unknown. Bing Maps Aerial View Orthophotographs. http://www.bing.com/maps (Aerial Option). Accessed 24-SEP-2025.
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Record last edited
Sep 25 2025 10:25AM