Record Details
| NHER Number: | 49186 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cropmarks of a possible ring ditch |
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Summary
The cropmarks of a possible ring ditch, potentially the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, may be visible on aerial photographs to the south of Hopton Manor. This possible round barrow is located within a barrow cemetery, see NHER 43527 for details.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 52204 99758 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM59NW |
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| Parish: | HOPTON ON SEA, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
October 2006. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a possible ring ditch, potentially the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, may be visible on aerial photographs to the south of Hopton Manor (S1). The ring ditch is centred on TM 5220 9975. This possible round barrow is located within a barrow cemetery, see NHER 43527 for details.
The ring ditch is slightly sub-circular and between 10-11m across. The cropmarks are quite faint and it is possible that the feature is non-archaeological. There are two breaks in the ditch and these appear to be agricultural in origin. Although the archaeological origin of these cropmarks are not completely convincing, the fact that the site is surrounded by a number of more definite ring ditches could suggest that the cropmarks are genuine.
S. Massey (NMP), 30 October 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 - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. CUCAP K17AM 48-9 29-JUN-1976 (Norfolk SMR TM 5299E, TG 5200P). |
Related records
| 43527 | Part of: Cropmarks of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery (Monument) |