NHER 25385 (Monument record) - Medieval ridge and furrow

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Summary

Earthworks and/or cropmarks of medieval ridge and furrow can be seen on aerial photographs. These may be related to the deserted medieval village of Foston (NHER 11960).

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  • None recorded

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Map sheet TF60NE
Civil Parish SHOULDHAM THORPE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Cropmarks of ridge and furrow noted on RAF air photograph of 27 June 1946 by R. Silvester (NAU), 1988.
E. Rose (NAU), 7 August 1989.

June 1946. RAF air photograph.
Shows ridge and furrow as earthworks, now arable.
B. Cushion (NLA), 8 January 1998.

September 2007. ALSF NHER Enhancement Sub-Unit D.
This record was to be included in a watching brief for the Shouldham to Watlington water mains for Anglian Water but the pipeline was filled in before archaeologists could carry out the brief.
See report (S1) for further details.
These marks may be linked to the site of St Peter's Church (NHER 4289) and Foston deserted medieval village (NHER 11960).
M. Dennis (NLA), 19 September 2007.

  • --- Aerial Photograph: TF60R.
  • --- Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2006. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age awl. Film. 1:1.
  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1996. Shouldham to Watlington Water Mains Watching Brief. Norfolk Archaeological Unit.

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Record last edited

Jun 8 2018 12:58PM

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