Record Details
| NHER Number: | 11700 |
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| Type of record: | Cropmark and Earthwork |
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| Name: | Cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch |
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Summary
Sections of a possible ring ditch of an unknown, but potentially Bronze Age date are faintly visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. It is possible that the ring ditch could relate to the site of a Bronze Age round barrow.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 9049 1731 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF91NW |
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| Parish: | MILEHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1975.
Very faint possible ring ditch.
Checked E. Rose (NAU), 20 October 1976.
19 July 1996. NLA air photography.
Ring ditch not clearly discernable against 'noisy' geological background.
Just possible to see one arc of the ditch.
S. Massey (NLA), 27 April 2001.
April 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Sections of a possible ring ditch (see above) of an unknown, but potentially Bronze Age date are faintly visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1-S3). It is possible that the ring ditch could relate to the site of a Bronze Age round barrow. It is uncertain from the consulted sources (S1-S3) as to which feature was previously identified (see above) as the ring ditch. The sections of curved ditch mapped by the project presumably relate to the previously recorded ring ditch, as the mapped features approximately align with the grid references detailed in S4. The features have been mapped from S1, as this source showed the features most clearly. The Cambridge University Collection of Aerial Photography (CUCAP) aerial photographs referenced in S4 were not available to the project at the time of recording. Dense geological cropmarks can also be seen across the area on the aerial photographs (S1-S3). It is therefore possible that the mapped features could be natural rather than archaeological on origin. The cropmarks of a further probable Bronze Age ring ditch (NHER 11699) have been recorded approximately 150m to the south.The monument polygon has been updated to the position of the feature as visible on S1.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 26 April 2024.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- SITE (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SITE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TF 9017A ABV 9 and B ABV 10. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TF9017/F - G. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 91 NW 26. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF9017/A 25-JUN-1974 (NLA 7/ABV9. |
| <S2> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF9017/B 25-JUN-1974 (NLA 7/ABV10). |
| <S3> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF9017/F-G 19-JUL-1996 (NLA 374/JAM3-4). |
| <S4> | Digital Dataset: Historic England. Historic England Research Record (formerly National Record for the Historic Environment; formerly National Monument Record). UNIQUE IDENTIFIER: 358786, TF 91 NW 26. |
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