Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32120 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Earthworks of medieval field system |
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Summary
The earthworks of a possible medieval field system and a causeway are visible on aerial photographs.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 5307 9302 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL59SW |
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| Parish: | WELNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1996.
Roddon to east of Old Croft River is a 0.5m high flattish topped ridge with scarp or bank and drain as its western boundary roughly parallel to old river course. East boundary is similar. Various subrectangular ditched enclosures on the roddon and to east suggest a probable medieval field pattern, with one very well defined ditched causeway in the central field. It is 6m wide and has 10m x 5m ditched enclosure south of its junction with the western boundary.
Seen in part on various aerial photographs.
B. Cushion (NLA) November 1996.
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- CAUSEWAY (Unknown date)
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Unknown date)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CAUSEWAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TL 5302/H; TL 5392/A; TL 5293/B. |
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