Record Details
| NHER Number: | 36740 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cropmark ring ditches of uncertain origin |
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Summary
Aerial photographs taken in 1996 show the cropmarks of two potential ring ditches, however the archaeological origin of the cropmarks is considered doubtful and it is more likely that they were caused by relatively recent agricultural activity.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1425 1298 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG11SW |
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| Parish: | TAVERHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
18 July 1996. NLA air photography.
Two potential ring ditches visible in crop but identification not 100%.
Note proximity to flint scatters (NHER 19756).
M. Brennand (NLA) 3 December 2001.
June 2010. Norfolk NMP.
The above recorded ring ditches were not mapped as part of the NMP mapping due to the suspicion that the cropmarks on (S1) were derived from relatively recent agricultural activity.
S. Horlock (NMP), 18 June 2010.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH? (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. NHER TG 1413Q - U (NLA 371/HRZ15-16, HSG1-2) 18-JUL-1996. |
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