Record Details
| NHER Number: | 7776 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Bronze Age ring ditch |
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Summary
Cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch could be seen from an RAF helicopter in 1963. Nothing was visible on the ground when it was visited in 1976. Examination of the available aerial photographs revealed no clear ring ditch in this area, however a possible ring ditch and oval bank were recorded 30m to the south (NHER 52422).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1969 1865 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG11NE |
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| Parish: | HORSFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1963.
Clearly defined ring ditch seen from RAF helicopter.
See (S1).
7 January 1976.
Confirmed on ground by Mr Edwards (Amenity Section, County Hall) but no trace in ploughed field.
A.J. Lawson (NAU).
November 2009. Norfolk NMP.
Examination of the available aerial photographs revealed no clear ring ditch in this area, however a possible ring ditch and oval bank were recorded 30m to the south (NHER 52422).
E. Bales (NMP), October 2009.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Horsford. |
| <S1> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
Related records
| 52449 | Part of: Horsford Barrow cemetery (Landscape) |