NHER 40176 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Birch Wood
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF70SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BARTON BENDISH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
2004. Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey.
Norfolk Ancient Woodland Historic Environment Rapid Identification Survey Pilot Study.
Birch Wood:
The earliest map seen, an Estate Map of 1818, shows the extent of the wood as it is today.
Boundary banks on south, west and north with outer flanking ditch.
Southern is most consistent, up to 5m spread and 0.5m high.
Others more erratic, with irregular spoil on heap, giving a height of up to 1m.
Mature trees on these suggest some age.
Bare chalk and flints on banks.
See report (S1) for further information, including detailed descriptions of the individual features identified (Context 1). The results of this survey are also summarised in (S2).
B. Cushion, June 2004. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 29 June 2015.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF54208 Unpublished Contractor Report: Cushion, B. 2004. Norfolk Ancient Woodland Historic Environment Rapid Identification Survey. Pilot Study Final Report. Brian Cushion Archaeological & Cartographical Surveyor.
- <S2> SNF81937 Article in Serial: Gurney, D. and Penn, K. 2005. Excavations and Surveys in Norfolk in 2004. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLIV Pt IV pp 751-763. p 757.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
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Record last edited
Jun 29 2015 11:32AM