NHER 42180 (Monument record) - Medieval or post medieval enclosure

November 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A cropmark of a small enclosure, of medieval to post medieval date, is visible on aerial photographs (S1). This enclosure is located at TG 4733 0830. It has a sub oval plan defined by a narrow ditch and measures 14m by 10m externally. The location of this enclosure, on marshland that developed during the post Roman period, indicates that it is likely to be of medieval to post medieval date. It is similar to other small enclosures visible as earthworks on the marshland, with another one recorded 670m to the northwest (NHER 42179). Information from [1] suggests that these enclosures are probably sheep cotes. These small enclosures were used to pen sheep overnight so that their manure could be collected. The manure was then transported from the marshes for use as fertiliser on arable fields on the
‘upland’ (S2).
J. Albone (NMP), 28 November 2005.