NHER 34247 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthwork of medieval toft
The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.
See also further guidance on using the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website.
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91SW |
|---|---|
| District | BRECKLAND |
| Civil Parish | FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February 1999. Earthwork Survey.
Two short lengths of inward facing scarp may be remnants of soft/messuage boundary noted in (S1).
Height OD 65m.
See report (S2) for plan and further details. This survey is also noted in (S3).
See also NHER 33587, NHER 33588, NHER 33589.
B. Cushion (NLA) 24 February 1999. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 14 April 2015.
September 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The earthworks of a possible medieval messuage boundary, described above, were not identified on the consulted sources.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 22 September 2023.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF59813 Thesis: Rogerson, A.. 1995. Fransham: an archaeological and historical study of a parish on the Norfolk boulder clay.
- <S2> SNF92924 Unpublished Report: Cushion, B. 1999. Fransham SMR 33587, 33588, 33589 & 34247. Earthwork Survey Report.
- <S3> SNF82377 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. (eds). 2000. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk 1999. Norfolk Archaeology. XLIII Pt III pp 521-543. p 527.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 27 2026 11:52AM