NHER 27376 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks of possible water meadows
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG51SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEST CAISTER, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 2005. Norfolk NMP.
Earthworks of possible post medieval water meadows are visible on 1946 aerial photographs (S1) to (S2). These remains are centred on TG 5064 1122, immediately south of the road and cliff at West Caister. A total of ten linear earthwork banks are visible measuring up to 31m long by 3.5m wide. These share a roughly parallel north northeast to south southwest alignment. A single linear ditch earthwork is also visible at the eastern side of the group. It is likely that these features relate to a post medieval water meadow located on the edge of the River Bure marshland. The earthworks had been levelled and the larger of the two fields was under arable cultivation by 1963 (S3).
J. Albone (NMP), 8 June 2005
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF55697 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1606 4007-4008 27-JUN-1946 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF56259 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 2034 09-JUL-1946 (Norfolk SMR TG 4910A).
- <S3> SNF56260 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1963. RAF 543/2531 (F22) 0015-0016 14-NOV-1963 (NMR).
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Record last edited
Apr 2 2025 8:18PM