NHER 26884 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark of linear feature of unknown date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
April 2002. Norfolk NMP.
A cropmark site of unknown date is visible on NLA oblique aerial photographs from 1989 (S1). A linear feature is recorded, which may represent three sides of a rectilinear enclosure. The northern ditch is visible in two sections and is up to 72m in length. The western ditch is 38m long. It is very straight and regular and it is possible that this feature is reasonably recent, potentially post medieval.
S. Massey (NMP), 24 April 2002.
May-June 2016. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of proposed development site.
A trench excavated across the line of this feature revealed a potentially corresponding peat-filled channel. This suggests that this was probably a post-medieval drainage channel - perhaps enclosing a parcel of land the eastern side of which was formed by the extant drain.
No finds were recovered.
See report (S2) and NHER 65541 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 29 March 2022.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF61437 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.. 1989. NHER TF 6738N-P (NLA 234/DLZ2-3) 05-JUL-1989.
- <S2> SNF101511 Unpublished Contractor Report: Whitmore, D. 2016. Land Adjacent to Heacham Manor Golf Course, Hunstanton, Norfolk PE36 5EB. Archaeological Evaluation and Excavation. NPS Archaeology. 2016/1331.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
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Record last edited
Mar 23 2026 1:33PM