Record Details

NHER Number:1825
Type of record:Monument
Name:Cropmarks of probable Bronze Age ring ditch, Neolithic axehead

Summary

Cropmarks of a ring ditch are visible on RAF 1946 aerial photographs and NLA aerial photographs from 1977. It seems likely that this is of Bronze Age date, though this is not certain. In 1960 a small Neolithic chipped flint axehead was recovered from this area.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 93707 41152
Map Sheet:TF94SW
Parish:WARHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

5 August 1977. NAU aerial photography.
Cropmarks.
One ring ditch.
D. Edwards (NAU), 19 March 1981.

1960.
Small Neolithic chipped flint axehead found (marked as centre of this ring ditch).
In NCM [1].
Information from NCM card (S1).
Reproted in (S5) and noted on (S6).
E. Rose (NAU).

2000. Field Observation and Desk-based Assessment.
Site visited and considered as part of archaeological assessment of Holkham Estate.
Arable, ploughed. No surface indications of mound.
See report (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 22 April 2015.

October 2002. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmarks of a ring ditch are visible on RAF 1946 aerial photographs (S3) and NLA aerial photographs from 1977 (S4). The site is centred on TF9370 4115 and has a diameter of about 45m. There appears to be a gap in the circuit towards the east, it is not clear whether this is an actual gap/entrance, or whether that section is just not showing due to other factors. There does however seem to be a cropmark of a chalk pit/solution hollow coinciding with that point, which could well mask any other features.
It seems likely that this site is of Bronze Age date, though this is not certain.
H. Clare (NMP), 11 October 2002.

Monument Types

  • RING DITCH (Unknown date)
  • RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Finds

  • FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

---Aerial Photograph: TF9341E-H.
---Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 6.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Warham (St Mary).
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S2>Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2000. The Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Archaeological Survey (Final Report). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 532.
<S3>Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 4255 07-JUN-1946 (Norfolk SMR TF 9341A).
<S4>Aerial Photograph: 1977. SMR TF 9341G-H (NLA fl.58/ALQ6-7) 05-AUG-1977 (Norfolk SMR TF 9341G-H).
<S5>Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 6.
<S6>Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 94 SW 16.

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