NHER 27815 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible undated enclosure and buildings

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Summary

An undated series of light-coloured anomalies that may potentially represent the site of an enclosure with buildings within it are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs of this area.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF84SE
Civil Parish BURNHAM THORPE, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

March 2002. Norfolk NMP.
The anomalies appear as a series light coloured soilmarks or parchmarks within a low crop (S1) although they are indistinct and difficult to define to map as a feature. There are the potential remains of the southern and western sides of an enclosure, formed by a bank of lighter coloured material. The southern side has a length of 53m, with a break or entrance in the centre. At its western end the feature turns at a right angle towards the north. The western side has a potential length of 51m, although this is significantly less well defined than the southern side. Within the interior there are three darker coloured sub rectangular to irregular pit like features, with an average length of 12m and an average width of 7m. The features have a blurred but possible lighter band of material around them.

These cropmarks may represent the site of a small square enclosure, with internal features or buildings, although it is by no means certain that they are actually archaeological. These features do not have the appearance of geology, although they may represent the site of a more recent agricultural activity. There are no buildings visible at this location on historic maps.
M. Brennand (NMP), 23 March 2003.

  • <S1> Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1430 3095-6 16-APR-1946.

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Record last edited

Oct 3 2023 2:26PM

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