Record Details
| NHER Number: | 56538 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible enclosure ditch of late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date |
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Summary
A geophysical survey in 2011 revealed a positive curvilinear anomaly likely to represent part of an enclosure ditch, which could be associated with the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age site to the south (NHER 21478). Two dipolar anomalies in this area could relate to buried iron objects or burnt sediment associated with kilns or hearths.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 6180 0219 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF60SW |
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| Parish: | DOWNHAM MARKET, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May 2011. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometry survey of proposed development area (Field 4).
The survey revealed a positive curvilinear anomaly extending southwards, which is likely to represent part of an enclosure ditch, possibly associated with the Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age site to the south (NHER 21478). Two dipolar anomalies in this area could relate to buried iron objects or burnt sediment associated with kilns or hearths.
See report (S1) for further details.
S. Howard (HES), 13 January 2012.
June 2011. Systematic Fieldwalking Survey.
Field survey of proposed development area.
This site was one of several areas examined and unfortunately it is not possible to determine exactly which objects were recovered in which fields.
See report (S2) and NHER 61169 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 8 September 2015.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- HEARTH? (Unknown date)
- KILN? (Unknown date)
- CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 3000 BC to 1501 BC?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Walford, J. and Fisher, I. 2011. Archaeological Geophysical Survey on Land at Nightingale Lane, Downham Market, Norfolk. Northamptonshire Archaeology. 11/122. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Bush, L. 2011. Nightingale Lane, Downham Market, Norfolk. Archaeological Fieldwalking Survey. Oxford Archaeology East. 1276. |
Related records
| 21478 | Related to: Prehistoric and Beaker finds (Monument) |