NHER 42138 (Monument record) - Earthworks of possible post medieval ridge and furrow
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MAUTBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
November 2005. Norfolk NMP.
Earthworks of possible post medieval narrow ridge and furrow are visible on aerial photographs (S1). These earthworks are centred on TG 4639 1060. North to south aligned furrows are a present within an arable field on the marshland south of Runham. Information from [1] suggests that it is possible that this ridge and furrow date to the period of the Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815). At that time grain prices were high and areas of the marshland were taken into arable cultivation (S3). The field was under arable cultivation by 1988 and the earthworks had presumably been levelled (S2).
J. Albone (NMP), 01 November 2005
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF58751 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 2028-9 09-JUL-1946 (NHER TG 4610A / TG 4610C).
- <S2> SNF58752 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 1005-6 14-AUG-1988 (NCC 4079-80).
- <S3> SNF52439 Monograph: Williamson, T.. 1997. The Norfolk Broads: A Landscape History.. pp 61-62.
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Record last edited
Mar 26 2019 12:46PM