Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40181 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Swanton Novers Little Wood, Ancient Woodland |
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Summary
In 2004 the Norfolk Ancient Woodland Rapid Identification Survey recorded a fine example of a wood bank to the west, with lesser forms to the south and east. To the north the area is bounded by a watercourse, and there are some slight subdivision and pits. An enigmatic L-shaped linear hollow may be a fragment of an enclosure.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 00729 31578 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG03SW |
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| Parish: | SWANTON NOVERS, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
2004. Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey.
Norfolk Ancient Woodland Historic Environment Rapid Identification Survey Pilot Study.
Little Wood:
A fine example of wood bank to the west (partly internal), with lesser forms to the south and east. North boundary is a watercourse. Some slight subdivision and pits, but an enigmatic L-shaped linear hollow may be a fragment of an enclosure.
See report (S1) for further information, including detailed descriptions of the individual features identified (Contexts 1-9). The results of this survey are also summarised in (S2).
B. Cushion, June 2004. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 29 June 2015.
Monument Types
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD? to 2100 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD? to 2100 AD)
- HOLLOW (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD? to 2100 AD)
- WOOD BANK (Medieval to 21st Century - 1066 AD? to 2100 AD)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD? to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Cushion, B. 2004. Norfolk Ancient Woodland Historic Environment Rapid Identification Survey. Pilot Study Final Report. Brian Cushion Archaeological & Cartographical Surveyor. |
| <S2> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2005. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2004. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt IV pp 751-763. p 757. |
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