NHER 32593 (Monument record) - Post-medieval quarry pits

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Summary

A number of pits were identified in 1998 during a rapid earthwork survey. In 2001 large pits were revealed in an area of a recently cleared plantation. The pits are probably post-medieval and associated with nearby brick kilns, NHER 17105.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL78NE
Civil Parish HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

20 March 1997.
In recently cleared plantation, on both sides of track, large pits, presumably associated with brick kilns nearby (NHER 17105).
D. Gurney (NLA), 24 March 1997.

February 1998. Walkover Survey.
Rapid Earthwork Identification Survey (Compartments 6088 and 6097).
The area of pits has been expanded following further investigation.
See report (S1) for further details.
S. Howard (HES), 5 September 2011. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 August 2015.

January 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The extent of the area of extraction has been extended using evidence from the 0.5m resolution Lidar data (S2) [1].
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 31 January 2017.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Pendleton, C. and Sommers, M. 1998. Rapid Earthwork Identification Survey. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 98/25.
  • <S2> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Weeting Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).

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Jul 23 2025 8:06AM

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