Record Details
| NHER Number: | 12773 |
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| Type of record: | Cropmark and Earthwork |
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| Name: | The cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch |
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Summary
The cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch are seen on aerial photographs. The ring ditch most likely relates to the site of a former Bronze Age round barrow.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1706 2707 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG12NE |
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| Parish: | AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
September 1977. Air Photo Interpretation.
Cropmark of ring ditch visible on oblique aerial photograph (S3).
Information from HER record card (S1).
E. Rose (NAU), 11 September 1977. Amended H. Hamilton (HES), 19 March 2024.
March 2022. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch (see above) are seen on aerial photographs (S3-S4). The ring ditch most likely relates to the site of a former Bronze Age round barrow. The monument polygon has been updated to the position of the feature as seen on the aerial photographs (S3) [1].
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 31 March 2022.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S2> | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 12 NE 17. |
| <S3> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TG1727/B 01-JUL-1976 (NLA 28/AFG 9). |
| <S4> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 25-MAY-2011 Accessed 18-MAR-2022. |
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