Record Details

NHER Number:27351
Type of record:Monument
Name:Probable Bronze Age ring ditch

Summary

A ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It forms part of a small barrow cemetery (NHER 27350).

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 4940 1613
Map Sheet:TG41NE
Parish:HEMSBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Full description

May 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1) to (S3), centred at TG 4940 1613. Although its identification as a Bronze Age round barrow is not certain, this seems the most likely interpretation. Together with four further ring ditches to its south (NHER 27352 to NHER 27353), it makes up part of a nucleated barrow cemetery (NHER 27350).

The ring ditch is virtually circular in plan and measures 17.5m in diameter. A central internal pit probably represents a burial.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 26 May 2005.

Monument Types

  • PIT (Unknown date)
  • RING DITCH (Unknown date)
  • BURIAL (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • PIT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

<S1>Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 1032-3 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 4916A, TG 4917C).
<S2>Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1977. NHER TG 4916C-F (NLA AKW4-7) 01-AUG-1977.
<S3>Oblique Aerial Photograph: Jeavons, A.. 1996. NHER TG 4916L (KRD6) 30-JUN-1996.

Related records

27350Part of: Probable Bronze Age barrow cemetery (Monument)
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