Record Details
| NHER Number: | 38428 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cropmarks of possible Neolithic mortuary enclosure and Bronze Age ring ditch |
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Summary
Cropmarks of a Bronze Age ring ditch and a possible Neolithic mortuary enclosure are visible on NLA oblique aerial photographs from 1975.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 93922 42652 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF94SW |
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| Parish: | WARHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Cropmarks formerly under NHER 11723.
J. Allen (NLA), 2 February 2004.
Cropmark in northwest corner of field by spot height 14 on (S1).
Half a ring ditch? apparently cut by road to north, and rectangle. Difficult to tell if latter overlaps or conjoins former.
E. Rose (NAU), 20 October 1976.
See (S2) in file.
A. Miller (Suffolk County Council, NMP).
D. Gurney (NLA), 13 February 2002.
See (S3) in file NHER 35996.
D. Gurney (NLA), 22 August 2002.
October 2002, Norfolk NMP.
Site mapped for NMP by A Miller (Suffolk County Council). Cropmarks of a ring ditch and an enclosure are visible on NLA aerial photographs from 1975 (S4). Ring ditch cut by road. Enclosure seems to abut the ring ditch and appears to have opposing entrances in each long side.
H. Clare (NMP), 11 October 2002.
October 2002. Norfolk NMP.
It is possible that the ring ditch (thought to be Bronze Age) may well be cutting across the corner of the enclosure, rather than being abutted by it. Given the elongated shape of the enclosure and the possibility that it pre dates the ring ditch, this may be a Neolithic mortuary enclosure or long barrow. The apparent lack of rounded ends would more likely indicate a long mortuary enclosure, although there are examples of long barrows that have one straight and one curved end.
S. Massey (NMP), 19 January 2003.
October 2013. Field Visit.
The site was visited as part of an Environmental Stewardship HLS consultation. When visited the site was under cultivation (Maize) therefore no features were visible in the field.
K. Powell (HES), 22 March 2015
October 2013
Condition of Scheduled Monument in Cultivation Risk assessment.
See (S5).
K. Powell (HES), 2 January 2014
Monument Types
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- LONG BARROW? (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- MORTUARY ENCLOSURE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TF 9342A ADQ 3 to C ADQ 5. |
| <S1> | Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map.. |
| <S2> | Map: NMP Plot. |
| <S3> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2000. The Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Archaeological Survey (Final Report). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 532. |
| <S4> | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A.. 1975. SMR TF 9342A-C (NLA 17/ADQ/3-5) 21-JUL-1975. |
| <S5> | Unpublished Document: HES. 2013. Cosmic Risk Assessment Possible Long Barrow at Warham (HER 38428). |
Related records
| 11723 | Related to: Prehistoric flints and post medieval pot (Find Spot) |
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