NHER 12405 (Monument record) - Earthwork embanked route
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | DRAYTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
'In wood near to Blood Dale'. Remains of entrenchment.
The Dale is said to get its name from a battle.
Information from (S1).
This most probably refers to the hollow way which runs from Fakenham Road to Low Road, having a bank on both sides which makes the hill resemble a hillfort from the south.
E. Rose (NAU), 27 April 1978.
See also NHER 7853 for possible derivation of name - note Bloods Dale on Ordance Survey map (S2).
August 2010. Norfolk NMP.
Assessment of the aerial photographs for this site revealed relatively neat well-defined earthwork banks to either side of a semi-sunken path (S3). These features did not particularly have the appearance of being of any great antiquity. Additionally the 1839 Drayton Tithe Map (S4) and the Ordnance Survey First Edition map (1889 -1891, 6 inch) (S5) did not reveal any trace of the route. It was therefore decided that the earthworks must be relatively modern in date.
S. Horlock (NMP), 31 August 2010.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF56706 Archive: Bolingbroke family. 1300's-1960. Bolingbroke Collection. Norfolk Record Office.
- <S3> SNF76478 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/UK/770 6244-5 06-SEP-1945 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF67138 Map: Pratt & Son, Norwich. 1839. Drayton Tithe map.
- <S5> SNF53293 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Dec 15 2016 9:33AM