NHER 25386 (Monument record) - Medieval ridge and furrow

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Summary

Earthworks of medieval ridge and furrow and field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs. All of the earthworks had been levelled and the field was under arable cultivation by 1976.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF60NW
Civil Parish RUNCTON HOLME, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

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

June 1946. RAF aerial photograph shows as earthworks in grass, now arable.
B. Cushion (NLA), 8 January 1998.

September 2007. ALSF NHER Enhancement Sub-Unit D.
These cropmarks may be related to the nearby medieval moat (NHER 2424) and Manor Farm (NHER 20419).
M. Dennis (NLA), 18 September 2007.

February 2008. Norfolk NMP
Earthworks of medieval ridge and furrow and field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs (S1). A group of north to south aligned ridge and furrow earthworks are present. Earthworks of ditches, probably field boundaries of similar date, are present immediately to the south. All of the earthworks had been levelled and the field was under arable cultivation by 1976 (S2).
J. Albone (NMP), 22 February 2008.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944-1950. Norfolk Air Photo Library: RAF National Air Survey Vertical Collection. TF6109/A-B; 27-JUN-1946 (RAF/106G/UK/1606 6337-6338).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Ordnance Survey Vertical Collection. 76125/553-554; 01-JUL-1976.

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Record last edited

Mar 19 2025 4:55PM

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