Record Details
| NHER Number: | 17476 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Bronze Age ring ditch or medieval windmill mound |
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Summary
Cropmarks initially believed to represent a circular ditch and a central feature were identified on an aerial photograph of this location. These cropmarks were however subsequently re-identified as being most likely of geological origin. This revised interpretation is supported by trial trenching undertaken in 2011, which revealed no evidence for associated sub-surface remains (see NHER 55849).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1964 1345 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG11SE |
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| Parish: | HORSFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
4 June 1980. NAU air photography (S1).
Cropmarks. Circular cropmark of possible ring ditch or mill mound. Evidence for some central feature. Possibly for cross trees, if not burial.
D. Edwards (NAU), 11 March 1981.
September 2010. Norfolk NMP.
The above referred to ring ditch was not mapped as part of the NMP project. Assessment of the above aerial photograph (S1) and other available vertical photography indicated that the circular feature recorded may result from underlying geological deposits.
S. Horlock (NMP), 29 September 2010.
August-September 2011. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of large proposed development area.
A trench placed across the centre of the recorded location of these cropmarks revealed no archaeologically -significant features.
See report (S2) and NHER 55849 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 30 January 2021.
Monument Types
- BURIAL? (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH? (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- WINDMILL MOUND? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D. A. (NLA). 1980. NHER TG 1913A (NLA 77/ANE2) 04-JUN-1980. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Crawley, P. 2011. Archaeological Evaluation at Canhams Hill, Reepham Road, Drayton, Norfolk. NPS Archaeology. 2778. |
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