Record Details
NHER Number: | 49189 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Soilmarks of a possible ring ditch |
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Summary
The soilmarks of a possible ring ditch and central pit, potentially the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs bisected by the Norfolk and Suffolk county border to the west of Oak View Farm. This possible round barrow is located within a barrow cemetery, see NHER 43527 for details.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TM 52657 99376 |
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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 soilmarks of a possible ring ditch and central pit, potentially the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs bisected by the Norfolk and Suffolk county border to the west of Oak View Farm (S1). The ring ditch is centred on TM 5265 9937. This possible round barrow is located within a barrow cemetery, see NHER 43527 for details.
The soilmarks suggest a slightly sub-circular ring ditch measuring 14m by 12m. A possible central pit is visible. The eastern edge of the ring is quite straight and is in part defined by a tramline, which is likely to have shifted surface material giving the feature a slightly straighter appearance. It must be noted that the archaeological nature of these soilmarks is uncertain, especially as the area is characterised by heavy geological patterning. However the site is surrounded by a number of more definite ring ditches and this could suggest that the cropmarks are genuine.
S. Massey (NMP), 30 October 2006.
Monument Types
- PIT? (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH? (Unknown date)
- GRAVE? (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 - none
Sources and further reading
<S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1953. RAF 58/1034 0062-3 23-FEB-1953 (NMR). |
Related records
43527 | Part of: Cropmarks of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery (Monument) |