Record Details
| NHER Number: | 50812 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of possible enclosure or boundary ditch, of probably post medieval date |
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Summary
A rectilinear ditch, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs, has been suggested as the northeast corner of an enclosure. The site is undated but its orientation, which conforms to that of the modern field boundaries, and general character would suggest a post medieval date. As only two sides (or part of two sides) of the postulated enclosure are visible, its interpretation is difficult to confirm. It may instead be a boundary ditch, or perhaps related to drainage. It forms part of a much more extensive area of complex, multi-period cropmarks (NHER 50811), of which it appears to be one of the latest elements.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2732 1593 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG21NE |
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| Parish: | WROXHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
February 2008. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks described below were previously recorded as part of NHER 21850.
A rectilinear ditch of unknown date is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 2732 1593. It forms part of a much more extensive area of complex, multi-period cropmarks (NHER 50811), of which it appears to be one of the latest elements. It has previously been interpreted as possibly the northeast corner of an enclosure, but as only part of two sides is visible this is impossible to confirm. It may instead be a boundary ditch, or perhaps related to drainage. Its orientation is consistent with that of the modern landscape and this, together with its general appearance, suggests that a post medieval date is likely.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 15 February 2008.
Monument Types
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- DRAINAGE DITCH? (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRAINAGE DITCH? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ENCLOSURE? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1981. CUCAP (CPF80-1) 14-SEP-1981. |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1990. OS/90224 146-7 31-JUL-1990 (NMR). |
| <S3> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. NHER TG 2715J, L (NLA 373/JBF8, 10) 19-JUL-1996. |
Related records
| 50811 | Part of: Site of complex, multi-period field boundaries, trackways and enclosures (Monument) |