Record Details
| NHER Number: | 42393 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possibly medieval drainage ditches or channels |
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Summary
Earthworks of four sections of curvilinear drainage ditches or channels, of possible medieval date, are visible on aerial photographs. It is likely that they originated as natural channels and may have later been incorporated into the surrounding drainage pattern.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 45632 06397 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG40NE |
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| Parish: | HALVERGATE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
January 2006. Norfolk NMP.
Earthworks of four sections of curvilinear drainage ditches or channels, of possible medieval date, are visible on aerial photographs (S1). These earthworks are centred on TG 4563 0640 in an area of former marshland. The date of these features in uncertain, but it is possible that they are medieval. It is likely that they originated as natural channels and may have later been incorporated into the surrounding drainage pattern.
J. Albone (NMP), 16 January 2006
Monument Types
- DITCH (Undated)
- NATURAL FEATURE? (Undated)
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Vertical Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1980. CUCAP RC8DJ114 23-JAN-1980 (CUCAP). |
Related records - none
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