Record Details
| NHER Number: | 8691 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cropmark of unknown date |
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Summary
A cropmark of unknown date is visible on aerial photographs taken during the 1940s. It has been suggested that it probably represents an infilled pit or hollow.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 51 12 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG51SW |
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| Parish: | WEST CAISTER, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Field northwest of Bypass/A1064 roundabout.
1946.
Cropmark noted by R.R. Clarke (NCM) on (S1).
Information from (S2)-(S4).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 January 2021.
March 1996.
Cropmarks checked by E. Rose (NAU). On July 1946 photos the cropmark is a vague blob. However RAF AP of September 1944 shows it as a white mark with tyre tracks of turning circle inside. Probably therefore infilled pit or hollow.
Compiled by E. Rose (NAU), 7 March 1996. Information from (S4).
P. Watkins (HES), 18 January 2021.
Coins found in 1970s now recorded under NHER 12311.
P. Watkins (HES), 18 January 2021.
Monument Types
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Aerial Photograph: RAF. RAF 106G/UK 1634 5036, RAF 106G/UK 832 3185. |
| <S2> | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Caister, West. |
| <S3> | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S4> | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
Related records - none
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