Record Details
NHER Number: | 50991 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Linear cropmarks, possible ridge and furrow and overlying possible enclosure ditches |
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Summary
Two possible phases of linear features were visible as cropmarks on aerial photos, located on pasture land in the south of Beeston Park. Possible medieval to post medieval ridge and furrow marks were overlain by enclosure ditch features that may relate to the post medieval Beeston Park.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 2582 1376 |
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Map Sheet: | TG21SE |
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Parish: | BEESTON ST ANDREW, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Two possible phases of linear features were visible as cropmarks on aerial photos (S1)-(S3), located on pasture land in the south of Beeston Park (NHER 30495). It is possible that these features, centred at TG 2582 1376 relate to the formal gardens or park that has been in existence since the seventeenth century (NHER 8174) (S4), and as such they have been tentatively assigned a date in the post medieval period, but they may equally relate to previous activity on the site, or even later agricultural activity, and have therefore been recorded with an unknown date also.
The earliest features visible appear to be a series of parallel banks, with possible ditches between, that may relate to a ridge and furrow field system from the medieval to post medieval period, preserved by virtue of their location within the pasture land to the south east of Beeston Hall. However, these features only appear to be visible on photographs from one year (S1)-(S2), and therefore have been recorded with a note of caution.
Overlying these east-west banks and ditches is part of a possible enclosure ditch system, which must be post medieval at the earliest, and may possibly relate to formal park features such as those recorded in NHER 50990, being arranged on a similar (north-west to south-east) alignment to them. Equally, these features did not show up on as many photographs as those to the west (NHER 50990) (S1)-(S3), and have been recorded with a note of caution as they may represent more recent agricultural activity.
E. Bales, (NMP) 29 October 2008.
Monument Types
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- ENCLOSURE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
<S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2050 5129-30 06-MAY-1947 (NMR). |
<S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2050 5138-39 06-MAY-1947 (NMR). |
<S3> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey.. 1987. OS/87150 408-9 11-SEP-1987 (NMR). |
<S4> | Monograph: Williamson, T.. 1998. The Archaeology of the Landscape Park: Garden design in Norfolk, England, c.1680-1840.. BAR British Series. Vol 268, p 220. |
Related records
30495 | Part of: Beeston Park, Beeston St Andrew (Monument) |