NHER 21453 (Monument record) - Road or trackway of unknown date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ELSING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 1985. In permanent, unimproved pasture, on north side of stream which forms parish boundary between Elsing and North Tuddenham.
Two parallel strips, each about 4m wide, running from stream on southwest to hedge on northeast.
Distinguished by absence of reeds, sedges and havel scrub which grows everywhere else in meadow.
2 June 1985.
Test hole 1m square dug over eastern strip, 20cm of gleyed silt peat immediately above surface of large flint cobbles. Cobbles left in situ.
Two roads/tracks? There is a report of brick footings being dug out of the next hedge to the south, in line with these tracks, some years before, but not properly located.
Site visited by A. Gregory (NAU) 2 June 1985 (who helped dig the hole).
A. Gregory (NAU) 4 June 1985.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 15 2009 12:19PM