Record Details
| NHER Number: | 25344 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval ridge and furrow and parish boundary |
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Summary
This site has been noted for its very fine ridge and furrow markings, which have been seen accentuated by nettles in the furrows. On the north side, there is a gulley marking the parish boundary.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 634 052 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF60NW |
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| Parish: | STOW BARDOLPH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Very fine ridge and furrow, accentuated by nettles in furrows. On north side of gulley marking parish boundary. Full measurements taken; see R. Silvester's draft survey of ridge and furrow in Norfolk.
E. Rose (NAU),18 July 1989.
1997. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:1000.
See report (S1) for plan and further details. This site was included in (S2) and the survey is also noted in (S3).
B. Cushion (NLA), May 1997.
January 2012.
Area of site extended, based on (S2).
D. Robertson (HES), 27 January 2012.
Monument Types
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
- PARISH BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: HSL UK/69/R127.57. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1997. Stow Bardolph SMR25344. Earthwork Survey Report. |
| <S2> | Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. pp 205-207. |
| <S3> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 206. |
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