Record Details
| NHER Number: | 36391 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Two possible Bronze Age ring ditches and linear ditches |
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Summary
Aerial photography from 1996 recorded the cropmarks of two large ring ditches. Their positioning along the 50m contour suggest that they are Bronze Age burial mounds.
To both the east and west of these features are linear ditches, which appear to be part of rectilinear enclosures.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 0062 0849 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG00NW |
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| Parish: | WHINBURGH AND WESTFIELD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
25 June 1996. NLA aerial photography.
Cropmarks visible.
H. Clare (NLA), 28 August 2001.
2 July 1996. NLA aerial photography.
Two large ring ditches visible.
Their positioning along the 50m contour suggest they are Bronze Age burial mounds.
To both the east and west of these features are linear ditches, which appear to be part of rectilinear enclosures.
S. Massey (NLA), 27 July 2001.
Monument Types
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 0008H - M. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 0008V - X. |
| --- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 0008N - U. |
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