NHER 21128 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of possible Iron Age or Roman settlement

30 July 1977. NAU aerial photographss.
Positive cropmarks 100ft AMSL.
Subrectangular enclosure with entrance to east of centre in south side.
D. A. Edwards (NAU), 29 January 1985

December 2004. Norfolk NMP.
NMP mapping has led to the alteration of the central grid reference of the site from TG 295 353 to TG 2949 3534.

The sub-rectangular or rectilinear enclosure described above is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 2949 3534. In the surrounding area the fragmentary cropmarks of associated ditches are also visible (S1-2), as well as post-medieval field boundaries (NHER 39046). The morphology of the enclosure, which is comparable to examples mapped in Lincolnshire (S3), suggests that it is likely to be of Iron Age and/or Roman date. The nearby ditches may represent contemporary fields or other enclosures.

The south-west corner of the enclosure is not visible due to masking, but it can be seen be sub-rectangular or rectilinear in plan, with rounded corners. It measures approximately 61m long and up to 52m wide, and is defined by a fairly substantial ditch measuring 2-3m across. A narrow, linear cropmark within this, on the south side of the enclosure, may represent an internal palisade. This 'blocks' a possible entrance on the enclosure's south side. The conjoined ditch to the east may represent some form of annexe. Too little of the ditches in the surrounding area is visible for any overall pattern to be discerned.
(S1-3)
S. Tremlett (NMP), 7 December 2004.