Record Details
| NHER Number: | 44825 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cropmarks of a probable Bronze Age round barrow |
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Summary
Cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age round barrow are visible on aerial photographs. The ring ditch has a sub-circular plan with a narrow ditch and an external diameter of 32m. Inside the ring ditch is a negative cropmark indicating a ploughed down mound. It is likely that these cropmarks relate to a round barrow of Bronze Age date. The cropmark is situated on a southeast facing slope at 24m OD.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 33378 93944 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM39SW |
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| Parish: | THWAITE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
July 2006. Norfolk NMP
Cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age round barrow are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). This cropmark is centred on TM 3338 9394. A ring ditch cropmark is present. It has a sub-circular plan with a narrow ditch and an external diameter of 32m. Inside the ring ditch is a negative cropmark indicating a ploughed down mound. It is likely that these cropmarks relate to a round barrow of Bronze Age date. The cropmark is situated on a southeast facing slope at 24m OD.
J. Albone (NMP), 03 July 2006
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 8722-3 06-AUG-1988 (NCC 1918-9). |
| <S2> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1984. NHER TM 3393E-F (NLA 154/AXH10-1) 16-JUL-1984. |
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