Record Details
| NHER Number: | 30283 |
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| Type of record: | Cropmark and Earthwork |
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| Name: | Cropmark of an undated ring ditch, possibly the site of an Iron Age or Roman roundhouse |
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Summary
A small ring ditch of unknown date is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. Its size suggests it may relate to the site of an Iron Age or Roman roundhouse, rather than a Bronze Age round barrow, although the latter interpretation cannot be ruled out. The ring ditch is surrounded by an extensive spread of cropmarks chiefly relating to Brampton Roman town (NHER 66780 and related), and may indicate an earlier phase of occupation, or instead relate to a structure associated with the town.
Images - none
Location
Full description
30 June 1989. NAU air photography.
Ring ditch.
26 June 1996. NLA air photogrpahy (AP1).
Ring ditch to north of Fen Causeway still visible.
S. Massey (NLA), 24 September 2001.
28 June 1996. NLA air photography (AP2).
Ring ditch still visible.
S. Massey (NLA), 28 September 2001.
September 2023. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The small ring ditch of unknown date described above is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S3). Contrary to the information given above, it lies to the south of the Roman road referred to as the ‘Fen Causeway’ (NHER 66782), not to the north. The size of the ring ditch suggests it may relate to the site of an Iron Age or Roman roundhouse, rather than a Bronze Age round barrow, although the latter interpretation cannot be ruled out. The ring ditch is surrounded by an extensive spread of cropmarks chiefly relating to Brampton Roman town (NHER 66780 and related), and may indicate an earlier phase of occupation, or instead relate to a structure associated with the town.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 5 September 2023.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- RING DITCH (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC) (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TG 2223 AGU/AGX. |
| <S1> | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 2223AGY - AGZ. |
| <S2> | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TG 2223AHA, AHC - AHD. |
| <S3> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 01-JUL-2006 ACCESSED 05-JAN-2023. |
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