NHER 36469 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark and low earthwork of undated ring ditch, possibly the site of a post medieval windmill
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG22SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BUXTON WITH LAMMAS, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
19 July 1996. NLA air photography (S1-S3).
Single ring ditch visible on low (5m OD) knoll, with central feature showing as a dark round anomaly.
Possibly a small prehistoric barrow.
Less likely to be the site of a wind pump, but the possibility exists.
M. Brennand (NLA), 9 May 2001.
May 2023. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The undated ring ditch described above is visible as a cropmark and low earthwork on aerial photographs and visualised lidar data (S1-S2, S4-S7). Part of what may have been an internal mound and a central pit are also visible. A pit and two ditches immediately to the east of the ring ditch may be contemporary features. The site may also be associated with what appears to have been a causeway leading to it from the west (NHER 66767). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2017) it is likely that the earthwork elements still survive.
It is suggested above that the ring ditch might be the site of a small round barrow, or less probably, a wind pump. The location and context of the site – for example, the additional features such as the ditches, pit and causeway visible in the surrounding area – suggest that it is perhaps more likely to be a windmill or drainage mill site than a barrow, but in the absence of other evidence there can be little certainty about any interpretation.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 23 May 2023.
Associated Sources (7)
- <S1> SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TG2323/F-G 18-JUL-1996 (NLA 371/HSQ12-13).
- <S2> SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TG2423/AD-AF 19-JUL-1996 (NLA 373/JBH5-7).
- <S3> SNF10367 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TG2423/AG-AJ 19-JUL-1996 (NLA 373/SLIDE).
- <S4> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 01-JUL-2006 ACCESSED 03-FEB-2023.
- <S5> SNF70200 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Oblique Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. NMR 26787_045-048 03-AUG-2010.
- <S6> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TG22SW DTM 1m 17-NOV-2017.
- <S7> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 07-SEP-2021 ACCESSED 03-FEB-2023.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (12)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Unknown date)
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- DRAINAGE MILL? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- RING DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- WIND PUMP? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WINDMILL? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- WINDMILL MOUND? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
May 23 2023 12:16PM