Record Details
NHER Number: | 36708 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Cropmarks of undated linear features, enclosures, trackways and medieval ring ditches |
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Summary
Aerial photography from 1996 records the cropmarks of linear features, enclosures, a road/track and circular features. Most of these circular marks are probably the remains of stack stands, sometimes called 'Riley circles', with a broadly medieval date. They are believed to represent ditches used to provide local drainage around small haystacks.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TL 5077 9765 |
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Map Sheet: | TL59NW |
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Parish: | UPWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
22 July 1996. NLA aerial photography.
Cropmarks of linear features, enclosures, road/track and circular marks are visible.
Most of these circular marks are probably the remains of stack stands (sometimes called Riley circles) with a broadly medieval date, they were presumably to provide local drainage around small haystacks.
H. Clare (NLA), 10 January 2002.
Monument Types
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- ROAD (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TL 5098L, M, P; TL 5097S; TL 5197K, P. |
Related records - none
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