Record Details

NHER Number:64215
Type of record:Cropmark and Earthwork
Name:Earthwork and cropmark sections of probable Roman road

Summary

Sections of probable Roman road are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and earthworks on visualised lidar data. It is likely that the features are part of the Roman road recorded more broadly as NHER 2796.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 1582 2301
Map Sheet:TG12SE
Parish:CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

August 2021. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Sections of probable Roman road are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs and as earthworks on visualised lidar data. It is likely that the features are part of the Roman road recorded more broadly as NHER 2796. The features are clearly visible as cropmarks on the aerial photographs with the eastern sections seen as very low earthworks on the visualised lidar data. Some of the sections of Roman road may be cut by possible later boundary ditches (NHER 64224 and 64227). Further earthwork sections of Roman road can be seen continuing on Marsham Heath to the east (NHER 64216)
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 18 August 2021.

Monument Types

  • ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds - none

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

<S1>Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/1428 RS 4198-4199 16-APR-1946.
<S2>LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TG12SE DTM 1m 17-NOV-2017.

Related records

2796Parent of: Fen Causeway Roman road (Monument)
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