Record Details
| NHER Number: | 49221 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cropmark of probable Bronze Age round barrow |
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Summary
A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on an aerial photograph from 1976. Its form and topographic position suggest that it probably represents the site of a Bronze Age round barrow. It appears to be overlain by part of a surrounding field system of probable medieval to post medieval date (NHER 49220).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 3037 2530 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG32NW |
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| Parish: | WORSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
March 2007. Norfolk NMP.
A ring ditch is visible as a cropmark on an aerial photograph (S1), centred at TG 3037 2531. Although it is only visible on a single photograph, the cropmark is very convincing as an archaeological feature. The general character of the ring ditch and its topographic position, close to the summit of a hill and overlooking valleys to its east and south, suggest that it probably represents the site of a Bronze Age round barrow. It appears to be overlain by part of a surrounding field system of probable medieval to post medieval date (NHER 49220).
The ring ditch is roughly circular in plan and measures 12.5m in diameter. A break in the ditch circuit on its south side may be a reflection of the cropmark being masked, rather than a genuine causeway. A relatively substantial, internal, pit-like feature close to its north side may contain a burial or similar ceremonial/ritual deposit.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 21 March 2007.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (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
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1976. MAL 76053 108 29-JUN-1976 (NMR). |
Related records - none
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