NHER 26806 (Monument record) - Earthworks and cropmarks of medieval to post medieval banks
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HEACHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
April 2004. Norfolk NMP.
A stretch of medieval to post medieval bank is visible as both as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1) and (S2), running from TF 6612 3567 to TF 6681 3555. The western end of the bank is visible as an earthwork, whereas the eastern end is only visible as a cropmark. The bank is approximatelt 7.5m wide. This stretch of bank appears to coincide with the line of the Tunstall or Runstall bank marked on a 18th century map of Heacham (undated, but pre-1781) (S4). Map evidence also suggests that this bank is part of the earliest phase of embankment and originally joined with the southern section of NHER 26617 to the west. These banks are marked on the 1797 Faden map (S3), although are probably considerably earlier, possibly late 17th century.
S. Massey (NMP), April 2002.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF10386 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1944-1950. Norfolk Air Photo Library: RAF National Air Survey Vertical Collection. TF6636/B, TF6735/B; 07-JUN-1946 (RAF/106G/UK/1571 4307-4308).
- <S2> SNF61315 Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67069 166-7 26-APR-1967 (NHER TF 6635B, TF 6636E).
- <S3> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- <S4> SNF61316 Map: Parish of Heacham map.
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Record last edited
May 15 2025 4:23PM