NHER 26880 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmark of post medieval bank or road
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF63NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HUNSTANTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
April 2002. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmark of possible post medieval bank or road visible on Ordnance Survey vertical aerial photographs from 1967 (S1). Linear bank, 490m long and up to 5m wide. Flanked by two ditches on either side. The eastern ditch is more prominent, probably due to the material collected down the slope of the field. This feature is part of the post medieval system of field boundaries and is shown as such on the 1902-7 map (S2). It is possible that this linear is the line of an early 17th century trackway referred to by Lewton Brain (1967:13) (S3). The trackway, marked on a 1623 map, was called Chappelgate, and seems to have followed a similar course, passing the modern cemetery to the west.
S. Massey (NMP), 25 April 2002.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF51487 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. OS/67069 151-2 26-APR-1967 (Norfolk SMR TF 6739AJ, TF 6740B).
- <S2> SNF52733 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. Ordnance Survey Map. 25 inch to the mile. Second Edition. 1:2500.
- <S3> SNF6807 Monograph: Lewton-Braine, C. H. 1967. The Archaeology of Heacham and the adjoining areas. p 13.
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Record last edited
Mar 23 2026 1:32PM