NHER 30234 (Monument record) - Medieval ridge and furrow cultivation, multi-period finds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHOULDHAM THORPE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1 July 1976. Ordnance Survey air photography.
Positive cropmarks.
Ridge and furrow.
D. Voisey (NLA),15 February 1995.
1993. Metal detecting. Concentrated at centre of field, thinning out to edges.
Medieval buckles, belt fitting, nail.
Post medieval buckle.
Undated bronze waste.
Also, from either this site or NHER 30235.
Roman and medieval sherds.
See full details in file. Pottery NCM.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 December 1993.
June 1946.
RAF air photograph shows ridge and furrow as earthworks, aligned north-to-south with some variation in widths. North end unclear, possibly adjacent to tofts alongside road.
B.Cushion (NLA), 8 January 1998.
May 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
An area of medieval ridge and furrow is visible as cropmarks and soilmarks on aerial photographs form 2006 (S5) and 2016 (S6)
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 14 May 2026
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF11035 Aerial Photograph: TF 60/TF 6508/A.
- <S2> SNF47993 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-125-504.
- <S3> SNF47994 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-125-505.
- <S4> SNF47995 Aerial Photograph: OS 76-125-506.
- <S5> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 14-MAY-2026.
- <S6> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-APR-2016 Accessed 14-MAY-2026.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (11)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- NAIL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
May 14 2026 3:45PM