Record Details

NHER Number:43329
Type of record:Cropmark and Earthwork
Name:Cropmark and earthwork of probable Bronze Age round barrow

Summary

The site of a probable Bronze Age round barrow is visible as the cropmark of a ring ditch on aerial photographs, and as a small earthwork mound on visualised lidar data. It is located on a southeast facing slope at approximately 43m OD. Other ring ditch cropmarks are located 130m to the west (NHER 43328) and 250m to the south (NHER 12157). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2018) it is probable that the earthwork still survives.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 73466 35601
Map Sheet:TF73NW
Parish:FRING, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

March 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A cropmark of a ring ditch, probably relating to a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3). This cropmark is centred on TF 7347 3560. The ring ditch is sub-circular in plan with a narrow ditch and an external diameter of 15m. It is likely that this ring ditch is of Bronze Age date and that it relates to a round barrow. It is situated on a southeast facing slope at approximately 43m OD. Other ring ditch cropmarks are located 130m to the west (NHER 43328) and 250m to the south (NHER 12157).
J. Albone (NMP), 03 March 2006

March 2025. Northwest Norfolk Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AI&M) Project (volunteer strand).
A small low mound is visible within the ring ditch described above, on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2018 (S4). This probably represents the remains of a Bronze Age barrow mound. As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently it is likely that the earthwork still survives.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 28 March 2025.

Monument Types

  • MOUND (Unknown date)
  • RING DITCH (Unknown date)
  • MOUND (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • SHINE
  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

<S1>Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1976. NHER TF 7335G-H (NLA 35/AGP6-7) 27-JUL-1976.
<S2>Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1976. NHER TF 7335J-K (NLA 33/AGE7-8) 20-JUL-1976.
<S3>Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1973. OS/73013 114-5 07-MAR-1973 (NMR).
<S4>LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF73NW DTM 1m 13-NOV-2018.

Related records - none

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