Record Details
| NHER Number: | 25385 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval ridge and furrow |
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Summary
Earthworks and/or cropmarks of medieval ridge and furrow can be seen on aerial photographs. These may be related to the deserted medieval village of Foston (NHER 11960).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 651 086 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF60NE |
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| Parish: | SHOULDHAM THORPE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Cropmarks of ridge and furrow noted on RAF air photograph of 27 June 1946 by R. Silvester (NAU), 1988.
E. Rose (NAU), 7 August 1989.
June 1946. RAF air photograph.
Shows ridge and furrow as earthworks, now arable.
B. Cushion (NLA), 8 January 1998.
September 2007. ALSF NHER Enhancement Sub-Unit D.
This record was to be included in a watching brief for the Shouldham to Watlington water mains for Anglian Water but the pipeline was filled in before archaeologists could carry out the brief.
See report (S1) for further details.
These marks may be linked to the site of St Peter's Church (NHER 4289) and Foston deserted medieval village (NHER 11960).
M. Dennis (NLA), 19 September 2007.
Monument Types
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TF60R. |
| --- | Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age awl. Film. 1:1. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1996. Shouldham to Watlington Water Mains Watching Brief. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. |
Related records
| 11960 | Related to: Foston deserted medieval settlement (Monument) |
| 4289 | Related to: Site of St Peter's Church, Foston (Monument) |
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