Record Details
| NHER Number: | 12185 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Undated or possibly Bronze Age ring ditch |
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Summary
The cropmarks of a ring ditch, which probably represents the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs. A curving section of ditch to the north of the ring ditch may represent a contemporary feature or annex to the monument.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 230 013 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20SW |
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| Parish: | SWAINSTHORPE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Ring ditch claimed on St Joseph's (Cambridge University Committee for Aerial Photography) list of air photographs at this very approximate grid reference.
March 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a ring ditch, which probably represents the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). The ring ditch is centred on TG 2300 0132 and is 23m in diameter. A curving section of ditch to the north of the ring ditch may represent a contemporary feature or annex to the monument. This probable Bronze Age round barrow is located on the slopes overlooking the River Tas to the east.
S. Horlock (NMP), 23 March 2009.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- ROUND BARROW (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
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1973. CUCAP (BOB47-8) 05-JUL-1973. |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 0897-8 14-AUG-1988 (NCC 3976-7). |
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