Record Details
| NHER Number: | 32246 |
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| Type of record: | Cropmark and Earthwork |
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| Name: | Cropmarks of a probable post medieval post mill |
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Summary
The cropmarks of a probable post medieval post mill are visible on aerial photographs. The feature had been previously interpreted as a possible Bronze Age ring ditch; however, recent (2020) aerial photographs show a cross shaped ditch feature in the centre of the ring ditch which most likely relates to the site of a former post medieval post mill.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 1340 2634 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG12NW |
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| Parish: | HEYDON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
9 July 1992. NLA air photography.
Ring ditch with central spot and attached blob.
D. Edwards (NLA).
February 2022. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The cropmarks of a probable post medieval post mill are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). however, recent (2020) aerial photographs (S2) show a cross shaped ditch feature in the centre of the ring ditch which most likely relates to the site of a former post medieval post mill. The feature is not visible on the readily available historic maps such as (S3). A small rectilinear pit feature is seen in close proximity which may relate to the mill site or possibly to a natural feature. The monument polygon has been amended to the extent of the feature as seen on (S2).
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 15 February 2022.
The mapped location of this record has been slightly corrected to reflect the position of the mapped cropmarks.
P. Watkins (HES), 11 February 2025.
Monument Types
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- SITE (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- POST MILL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD)
- WINDMILL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD)
- POST MILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- RING DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WINDMILL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TG 1326 A-C. |
| <S1> | Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TG1326/A-C 09-JUL-1992 (NLA 309/GLV 13-15). |
| <S2> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 07-AUG-2020 Accessed 15-FEB-2022. |
| <S3> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560. |
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