Record Details
| NHER Number: | 27344 |
|---|
| Type of record: | Monument |
|---|
| Name: | Probable Bronze Age ring ditch |
|---|
Summary
A ring ditch, probably the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It forms part of a dispersed barrow cemetery (NHER 27342).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 4859 1652 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | TG41NE |
|---|
| Parish: | HEMSBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
|---|
Full description
May 2005. Norfolk NMP.
The ring ditch described below was previously recorded as part of NHER 12165.
A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1) to (S2), centred at TG 4860 1652. It is most likely to be the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, part of barrow cemetery NHER 27342. It is roughly circular in shape and measures approximately 9.5m in diameter. A gap on the northeast side of the ring ditch is more likely to be a product of the cropmark being masked than a genuine causeway. A near central internal pit ditch may mark the site of an associated burial.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 5 May 2005.
Monument Types
- PIT (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- BURIAL? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- PIT (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
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1979. NHER TG 4816A-C (NLA 72/AMR12-4) 17-JUL-1979. |
| <S2> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1983. NHER TG 4816M-Q (NLA 137/ATN2-5) 29-JUL-1983. |
Related records
| 27342 | Part of: Probable Bronze Age round barrow cemetery (Monument) |