Record Details
| NHER Number: | 29824 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Earthworks of possible medieval hollow ways, enclosures and field systems |
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Summary
Aerial photographs taken in 1989 show the earthworks of two hollow ways west of Home Farm, one of which diverges to the south of the drive into High House Park. A subsequent earthwork survey in 1997 recorded a number of other features in this area including possible medieval enclosures and field systems.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 790 184 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71NE |
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| Parish: | WESTACRE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
8 March 1989. NAU aerial photography.
Earthworks of two possible 'hollow ways' west of Home Farm, one diverging to the south of drive into High House Park; other earthworks also.
M. Flitcroft (NLA) and E. Rose (NLA) July 1993.
December 1996. Earthwork Survey.
Survey at 1:1000.
See report (S1) for further details and copy of plan (S2). This site was included in (S3) and the survey is also noted in (S4).
B. Cushion (NLA) January 1997. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 8 April 2015.
Monument Types
- ENCLOSURE (Undated)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Undated)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Undated)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HOLLOW WAY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
- SHINE
- Higher Level Stewardship
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TF 7918 R-U. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1997. West Acre High House Park SMR 3887, 3888, 29824 & 31636. Earthwork Survey Report. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Cushion, B. 1996. Plan of earthworks at West Acre SMR 3887, 3888, 29824 & 31636(part). Film. 1:1000. |
| <S3> | Monograph: Cushion, B. and Davison, A. 2003. Earthworks of Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 104. p 228. |
| <S4> | Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 1998. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1997. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIII Pt I pp 193-210. p 208. |
Related records
| 31636 | Part of: High House Park (Monument) |
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