Record Details

NHER Number:36731
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible Bronze Age ring ditches

Summary

1996 aerial photography showed the cropmarks of a double ring ditch and a smaller single ring ditch to its north-east. A field system previously recorded under this number is now detailed under NHER 57991.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 2676 2410
Map Sheet:TG22SE
Parish:SCOTTOW, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

18 July 1996. NLA air photography.
Relatively large, double ring ditch visible with unusual square 'pit' like anomaly between the ditches (possibly natural).
To the northeast is a smaller single ring ditch.
These are probably prehistoric.
The linear features appear to be part of a field system that is widespread in this area, not on alignment with modern boundaries, and possibly Roman in date.
M. Brennand (NLA), 3 December 2001.

August 2012.
The field system previously recorded under this number is now recorded under NHER 57991.
S. Horlock (HES), 30 August 2012.

2021.
The mapped extent of this record has been reduced to better reflect the locations of the ring-ditches (now that they are the only features documented under this number) [1].
The double ring-ditch is clearly visible on (S2) and it is also possible to identify the smaller ring-ditch to the north-east.
P. Watkins (HES), 26 July 2021.

Monument Types

  • LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
  • RING DITCH (Unknown date)
  • RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

<S1>Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. NHER TG 2624A- D (NLA 371/HSJ4-7) 18-JUL-1996.
<S2>Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 01-JUL-2006 Accessed 26-JUL-2021.

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