NHER 36468 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of an undated rectilinear enclosure, possibly associated linear ditches and a rectilinear pit

19 July 1996. NLA air photography (S1).
What appears to be a large rectangular enclosure, with the north, east and south sides visible as cropmarks.
A light band with darker edges passing through the enclosure is likely to be a road, possibly leading towards Brampton, i.e. dating from the Roman period.
M. Brennand (NLA), 9 May 2001.

May 2023. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Part of an undated rectilinear enclosure, described above, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1-S4). Linear ditches, probably field boundaries, in the surrounding area may be contemporary with it, and a rectilinear pit is also visible. The possible Roman road described above is in fact a modern service trench. It cuts through the enclosure and the pit, and may be responsible for giving the latter its rectilinear shape.
The cropmarks are rather fragmentary and the different alignments evident may indicate that more than one phase of activity is represented. The enclosure may be trapezoidal, but it is difficult to know which ditches are contemporary, so its apparent northern side could instead be an unrelated boundary ditch. There is little evidence to indicate the date of the features: finds of all periods have been recovered from this and surrounding fields (for example, NHER 7633 and 40978). The quantity and range of Roman material recovered, and the rectilinear form of the enclosure, could indicate a Roman date for at least some elements of the site but this is far from certain.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 5 May 2023.