Record Details
| NHER Number: | 26743 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cropmark of ring ditch and linear feature |
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Summary
An undated ring ditch and linear feature are visible as cropmarks on 1946 RAF vertical images.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 7603 4406 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF74SE |
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| Parish: | TITCHWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
April 2002. Norfolk NMP.
The northern part of what appears to be a ring ditch (centre: TF 7605 4405), with a potential maximum diameter of 42m. The feature actually appears as a horseshoe shaped feature (S1), although the area to the immediate south, where the remains of the circumference might be, was partially covered by a walled garden in 1946 (S1). Within the ring ditch is a second, smaller horseshoe shaped feature with a potential maximum diameter of 16m. There is a single linear ditch within this feature. To the west is a single, relatively short stretch of ditch.
This feature is within site 15868, which represents a scatter of Roman and Saxon pottery and building material. The Roman finds, allegedly dating from the second century AD, are reported as coming from the north of the field, within the vicinity of the cropmark feature. The cropmark may represent the site of a Romano-British building, and the morphology would suggest a temple. Equally, this could be an earlier feature or even the site of a windmill.
See also NHER 15868 and 26744.
M. Brennand (NMP), 18 April 2002.
Monument Types
- LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- BUILDING? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- RING DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TEMPLE? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- WINDMILL? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
- Higher Level Stewardship
- SHINE
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1571 3040 07-JUN-1946 (SMR TF 7543D). |
Related records
| 26744 | Related to: Cropmark of ring ditch or enclosure (Monument) |
| 15868 | Related to: Multi-period finds (Monument) |
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