NHER 43536 (Monument record) - Earthworks of a trackway and ditches

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Summary

Earthworks of a former road and ditches of probable post medieval date are visible on aerial photographs. A curved section of hollow way that is still in use as a farm track is present on a roughly north to south alignment. It connects to a more clearly defined track at its northern end and a modern road to the south. This track is marked as a road or track on Faden’s 1797 map of Norfolk and is likely to be of medieval to post medieval date. Cutting across, and to the southwest of, the track are narrow linear ditch earthworks. These do not correspond to any features marked on the Earsham enclosure map of 1812 or any later maps. Some of the ditches appear to relate to a pond and possibly have a drainage function. It is likely that these features are of post medieval date.

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Location

Map sheet	TM38NW
Civil Parish	EARSHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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April 2006. Norfolk NMP.
Earthworks of a former road and ditches are visible on aerial photographs (S1). These earthworks are centred on TM 3057 8912. A curved section of hollow way that is still in use as a farm track is present on a roughly north to south alignment. It connects to a more clearly defined track at its northern end and a modern road to the south. This track is marked as a road or track on Faden’s 1797 map of Norfolk (S2) and is likely to be of medieval to post medieval date. Cutting across, and to the southwest of, the track are narrow linear ditch earthworks. These do not correspond to any features marked on the Earsham enclosure map of 1812 or any later maps (S3). Some of the ditches appear to relate to a pond and possibly have a drainage function. It is likely that these features are of post medieval date.
J. Albone (NMP), 12 April 2006

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF63097 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1963. RAF 58/5942 (F22) 101-2 27-SEP-1963 (NMR).
<S2> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
<S3> SNF62570 Map: Barnes, R. 1812. A Map of the Parish of Earsham in the County of Norfolk (Enclosure Map). 1 inch: 6 chains.

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Record last edited

Sep 16 2016 1:51PM