Record Details
NHER Number: | 42075 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Cropmarks of enclosure |
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Summary
Cropmarks of an incomplete rectangular enclosure of possible Iron Age to Roman date are visible on aerial photographs. This enclosure is located 25m to the east of possible Iron Age to Roman enclosures that lies on the same alignment. It is possible that this rectangular enclosure is of the same date but its function is unknown. It is cut by a modern field boundary.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 49320 13299 |
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Map Sheet: | TG41SE |
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Parish: | FILBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
October 2005. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmarks of an incomplete rectangular enclosure of possible Iron Age to Roman date are visible on aerial photographs (S1). This cropmark is centred on TG 4932 1330. The enclosure is aligned on a west to east axis and measures 54m by 35m externally. Its eastern half is completely visible as cropmarks, but the western part is represented only by fragmentary ditches. The sides of the enclosure are slightly curved and it has angled corners. This enclosure is located 25m to the east of possible Iron Age to Roman enclosures that lies on the same alignment. It is possible that this rectangular enclosure is of the same date but its function is unknown. It is cut by a modern field boundary.
J. Albone (NMP), 17 October 2005
Monument Types
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
<S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. OS/70315 054-5 11-SEP-1970. |
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