Record Details
| NHER Number: | 17470 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible reused Bronze Age ring ditch |
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Summary
Cropmarks of triple concentric rings can be seen on aerial photographs. These may be a reused Bronze Age barrow. Metal detecting recovered a 1st century AD Roman Dolphin brooch.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 73 19 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71NW |
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| Parish: | GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
17 July 1981. NAU air photography.
Cropmarks. Triple concentric ring ditches. Possible that this is some form of re used barrow having regard to large number of adjacent ring ditches/barrows. Or 'ritual monument'. Very concentric plan puts doubt on this?
See (S1).
D. Edwards (NAU), 28 July 1981.
August 1992. Metal detecting finds.
Dolphin type brooch. 1st century AD. Wide tubular wings unusual cavetto mouldings on bow. Bow narrows towards foot, where it turns upward. Pin missing, catchplate damaged.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 5 October 1992.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (Undated)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status
- SHINE
- Higher Level Stewardship
Sources and further reading
| --- | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.. 1989. NHER TF 7319AK-AL (NLA/242 SLIDE) 19-JUL-1989.. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1989. NHER TF 7319ABN-ACD (NLA 241/DNM14-15, DNN1-14) 17-JUL-1989.. |
| --- | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.. 1989. NHER TF 7319AJ (NLA/242 SLIDE) 19-JUL-1989.. |
| --- | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.. 1981. NHER TF 7319W-Z (NLA 114/ARA20-23) 18-JUL-1981.. |
| <S1> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.. 1981. NHER TF 7319M-T (NLA 112/AQY1-6,9) 17-JUL-1981. |
Related records
| 55864 | Part of: Probable dispersed Bronze Age barrow cemetery (Landscape) |
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