Record Details
| NHER Number: | 9756 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cropmark of possible Bronze Age ring ditch, Roman temple or medieval pound |
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Summary
The cropmarks of a possible Romano-Celtic temple alongside the Roman Pye Road (NHER 7947 and 52170) are visible on aerial photographs. This feature has previously been interpreted as a medieval pound and a Bronze Age ring ditch.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2232 0130 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20SW |
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| Parish: | SWAINSTHORPE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
July 1961. Ring ditch. Seen on Meridian Aerial photographs at Norfolk County Council Highways 1975.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 1975.
Also on NAU aerial photographs 1980.
E. Rose (NAU), 29 July 1982.
Pre 1983. Unidentified local informant quoted on NCM map as saying this is locally said to be the site of the village pound 'Pound Field'.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 7 October 1983.
GRID REF CORRECTED FROM OVERLAY.
E. Rose (NAU), 11 February 1985.
27 July 1995. NLA aerial photography (S1).
Cropmark visible.
H. Clare (NLA), 20 April 2001.
14 June 1996. NLA aerial photography (S2).
Photograph suggests that the ring ditch is in fact a parched circular feature with an entrance, possibly a Roman temple.
Although geological patterning in the area appears to be causing cropmark response reversal, i.e. negative cropmarks showing as dark etc, so caution should be applied.
S. Massey (NLA), 7 August 2001.
19 June 1996. NLA aerial photography (S3).
Crop/parchmark of circular feature with possible entrance/causeway still visible.
S. Massey (NLA), 13 August 2001.
March 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a possible Romano-Celtic temple alongside the Roman Pye Road (NHER 7947 and 52170) are visible on aerial photographs (S4-S7). The site is centred on TG 2232 0130 and consists of a circular parchmark, 13.5m in diameter and with walls, banks or compacted surface up to 1.5m wide. A break in the parchmark combined with a slight out-turning of parchmark to the west would indicate an entrance facing the Roman road. Given the appearance of the cropmarks the previously interpretations of a medieval pound and a Bronze Age ring ditch would seem unlikely.
S. Horlock (NMP), 23 March 2009.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- STRUCTURE (Unknown date)
- TEMPLE (Unknown date)
- WALL (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STRUCTURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TEMPLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- WALL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POUND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POUND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. Meridian AP 94088-9, NHER TG2201H, G. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 2201ABL - ABQ. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 2201AP - AQ. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Swainsthorpe. |
| <S1> | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1995. TG2201/AM, AN. |
| <S2> | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 2201AX - ABC. |
| <S3> | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 2201ABD - ABK. |
| <S4> | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.. 1996. NHER TG 2201AX (NLA 361/JBA11) 14-JUN-1996. |
| <S5> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.. 1996. NHER TG 2201ABA (NLA 361/JBA14) 14-JUN-1996. |
| <S6> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.. 1996. NHER TG 2201ABD (NLA 362/JDT1) 19-JUN-1996. |
| <S7> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96247 079-81 22-JUL-1996 (NMR). |
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