Record Details

NHER Number:28855
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible Neolithic cursus

Summary

Cropmarks of a possible Neolithic cursus (ritual trackway) can be seen on an aerial photograph.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 881 062
Map Sheet:TF80NE
Parish:HOLME HALE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

4 October 1991. NLA air photography.
Cropmarks. Two parallel ditches with radius end. Possible cursus?
D. Edwards (NLA), 11 March 1991.

The cropmarks are more probably agricultural in nature, rather than a cursus.
D. Robertson (NLA), based on discussion with NMP, 1 June 2009.

Monument Types

  • CURSUS (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Aerial Photograph: TF8806 A-G.

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