Record Details
| NHER Number: | 7778 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Bronze Age ring ditch |
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Summary
Cropmarks of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch could be seen from an RAF helicopter in 1963. Nothing was visible on the ground when it was visited in 1976. The existence of this barrow could not be proven from a systematic study of the available aerial photographs.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1997 1912 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG11NE |
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| Parish: | HORSFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1963.
Small clear ring ditch seen from RAF helicopter.
See (S1).
7 January 1976.
Confirmed on ground by Mr Edwards (Amenity Section, County Hall) but no trace in plantation.
A.J. Lawson (NAU).
November 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The existence of this barrow could not be proven from a systematic study of the available aerial photographs.
E. Bales (NMP), November 2009.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Horsford. |
| <S1> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
Related records
| 52449 | Part of: Horsford Barrow cemetery (Landscape) |