Record Details
| NHER Number: | 16579 |
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| Type of record: | Cropmark and Earthwork |
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| Name: | Cropmark of ring ditch, Holkham Park |
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Summary
An incomplete ring ditch is visible as a cropmark in 'The Avenue' in Holkham Park. The ring ditch may date to the Bronze Age, or it may be related to post medieval tree planting within the park.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 8827 4102 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF84SE |
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| Parish: | HOLKHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Pre September 1980.
Cropmark.
21 July 1974. Ordnance Survey air photograph.
Cropmark of incomplete ring ditch approximate 20m diameter in 'The Avenue' Holkham Park.
See 6" and 1:2500 overlays.
J. Bown (NAU) 1 October 1980.
Note position in side of avenue, possibly a tree planting mound?
E. Rose (NAU) 2 October 1980.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- SITE (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (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: Ordnance Survey. OS 74-178-385. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: OS 74-178-386. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
Related records - none
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