Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1310 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Iron Age round houses |
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Summary
Two circular cropmarks are visible on the CUCAP aerial photographs and have been mapped. They are also faintly visible on the RAF aerial photographs. It is possible that these ring ditches are the remains of Iron Age round houses.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 725 427 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF74SW |
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| Parish: | THORNHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1959.
(S1) shows two roughly circular cropmarks about 244m (800') northeast of Iron Age fortification.
R.R. Clarke (NCM) suggested Iron Age hut sites.
E. Rose (NAU).
1976.
No sign in ploughed field.
A.J. Lawson (NAU), 23 March 1976.
April 2002. Norfolk NMP.
Two circular cropmarks are visible on the CUCAP aerial photographs (S1) and have been mapped. They are also faintly visible on the RAF aerial photographs (S2). These two ring ditches are located at NGR TF 7255 4277 (centre) with a diameter of ca. 21m and TF 7258 4278 (centre) with a diameter of c. 25m. They are located near to the remains of Thornham Iron Age/Romano-British fort (NHER 1308).
It has previously been suggested that these ring ditches might be Iron Age hut circles.
H. Clare (NMP), 29 April 2002.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- HUT CIRCLE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- RING DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
- SHINE
- Higher Level Stewardship
- Higher Level Stewardship
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Thornham. |
| <S1> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1959. NHER TF 7242AM (CUCAP XU71) 13-APR-1959. |
| <S2> | Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 3047 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TF 7242A). |
Related records - none
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