NHER 32235 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of a probable medieval to post medieval trackway, field system and likely post medieval to modern drainage ditches
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SHIPDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
7 July 1992. NAU aerial photography.
Linear cropmarks of trackway and enclosures underlying earthworks of probably modern drains.
D. Edwards (NAU).
February 2025. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Earthworks of probable medieval to post medieval field boundaries, possible enclosures, a trackway and probable post medieval to modern drainage ditches are visible on aerial photographs (S2-S3) and on visualised lidar data from survey flown 2017 (S4). Some of the features are also visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs from 2022 (S5).
The monument polygon has been extended to the extent of the features as visible on (S5).
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 14 February 2025.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF11363 Aerial Photograph: TF 9809 A-C.
- <S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/52 V 5016-5017 31-JAN-1946.
- <S3> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. OS/71046 V 184-185 11-APR-1971.
- <S4> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF90NE DTM 1m 17-NOV-2017 TO 24-NOV-2017.
- <S5> SNF100592 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd and Getmapping Plc. unknown. Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Orthophotographs. https://www.apgb.co.uk. Bluesky International Ltd APGB Imagery TF9809 17-JUL-2022.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE? (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRAIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 23 2026 3:19PM