NHER 23293 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of undated enclosure

9 July 1946. Royal Air Force/National Air Survey air photography.
Reserved positive crop mark of ditch features, seen in cereal crop.
Enclosure with possible entrance to SW.
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Possible moated site. D. Edwards 15 December 1986.

November 2004. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks described above are visible on aerial photographs taken in June and July 1946 (S1-2 respectively), at approximately TG 2540 3695. Their appearance, particularly on the July photographs, suggests that they are a result of modern agricultural activity, as they seem to overlie other agricultural marks in the field. There also seems to be no obvious reason for the cropmarks having 'reversed', as suggested above; this phenomenon is typically seen in shallow soils over chalkland. In addition, the trapezoidal plan of the enclosure seems unusual for a moated site. On the basis of the consulted aerial photographs, therefore, and in the absence of any other evidence for a moat or other type of enclosure, the cropmarks seem unlikely to be of archaeological significance. Consequently, other than defining the extent of the site, the cropmarks have not been mapped by the NMP.
(S1-2)
S. Tremlett (NMP), 12 November 2004.