Record Details
| NHER Number: | 44889 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cropmarks of field system of unknown but possibly Roman date |
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Summary
The cropmarks of a field system of unknown, but possibly Roman date, are visible on aerial photographs to the north of Sandy Lane. These fields are possibly associated with a probable Roman enclosure or farmstead to the south of Sandy Lane (NHER 44888). These cropmarks are located within a larger multi-phase cropmark complex, see NHER 44891 for details.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 46005 95691 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM49NE |
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| Parish: | ALDEBY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
July 2006. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a field system of unknown, but possibly Roman date, are visible on aerial photographs to the north of Sandy Lane (S1-S4). The site is centred on TM 4601 9568. These fields are possibly associated with a probable Roman enclosure or farmstead to the south of Sandy Lane (NHER 44888), as the ditches are all aligned following the same axis. Roman finds have been recorded within close proximity to this site, see NHER 23713 and 24557 for details. These cropmarks are located within a larger multi-phase cropmark complex, see NHER 44891 for details.
The cropmarks appear to represent a series of rectilinear fields. The cropmarks are quite fragmentary and therefore ascertaining the size of the fields is problematic. One field would appear to be up to 100m by 50m in size, whilst others to the north are much narrower, being 15-30m across. Two sections of double ditch probably represent trackways associated with the fields. These differences in size may be reflective of different usage of the land, either arable or stock enclosures, or perhaps of differing levels of cropmark response, as much of the area of this site was partially masked by a broad band deeper soil, when compared with the surrounding gravels.
S. Massey (NMP), 26 July 2006.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Unknown date)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Unknown date)
- STOCK ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD?)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD?)
- STOCK ENCLOSURE? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD?)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1966. OS/66003 139-144 08-MAR-1966 (NMR). |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. OS/70351 226-7 20-SEP-1970 (NMR). |
| <S3> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1976. CUCAP (ASJ78) 03-JUL-1976. |
| <S4> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1981. OS/81109 080-1 29-SEP-1981 (NMR). |
Related records
| 44891 | Part of: Multi-phase cropmark site (Monument) |
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