Record Details
| NHER Number: | 12147 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Undated square enclosure |
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Summary
Analysis of aerial photographs has revealed the presence of a square enclosure with an entrance to southeast and rounded corners. This has been interpreted as a possible Roman signal station or Late Iron Age enclosure of 'Thornham type'.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 999 232 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF92SE |
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| Parish: | BINTREE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
8 July 1981, 4 July 1989. NAU air photograph.
Positive cropmarks.
Square enclosure with entrance to south-east and rounded corners.
Possible signal station - considering position on hill top?
D. Edwards (NAU), 14 April 1982.
Already noted previously from St. Joseph's list of air photographs by E. Rose (NAU), 1978.
July 2002. Desk-based assessment.
A cropmark of a subrectangular enclosure shown on aerial photographs taken in 1978, 1981 and 1989. The cropmark measures c. 50m x 40m.
See (S2).
S. Howard (NLA), 1 March 2010.
August 2005.
This has also been interpreted as a Late Iron Age enclosure of 'Thornham type'.
See (S1).
M. Dennis (NLA), 1 August 2005.
Monument Types
- SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
- SIGNAL STATION? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TF9923 A,B,C; NAU TF9923 D-F,G,H,AB-AS, TG0813 J-S. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Article in Monograph: Gregory, T. 1986. Enclosures of 'Thornham' Type in Norfolk. Excavations at Thornham, Warham, Wighton and Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk. Gregory, T. and Gurney, D.. EAA No 30 pp 32-35. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 2002. Bacton to Kings Lynn Proposed Gas Pipeline. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Network Archaeology. 179. |
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