NHER 45327 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of possible Roman enclosures

THE CROPMARKS RECORDED UNDER THIS NUMBER WERE FORMERLY PART OF CONTEXT 2, NHER 24414.
The linear ditch features recorded as part of the Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) project have been recorded separately as part of NHER 64261. This record is now for the cropmark enclosures.

NAU aerial photographs.
Linear feature running through the area of Roman sherds (see NHER 24414).
Pale amorphous patch in a darker area which may well coincide with the kiln site at NHER 24414.
A. Gregory (NAU), 11 March 1988.

1990. Aerial photographs.
Show a large rectangular enclosure around site, with smaller enclosures within, cut by modern road.
D. Edwards (NAU), 18 December 1990 and E. Rose (NLA), 19 February 1992

September 2021. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The cropmarks of possible Roman enclosures (see above) are seen on aerial photographs (S1-S2). The ditch features relate to a least two rectilinear enclosures. Roman finds and possible Roman pottery kilns (NHER 24414) have been previously recorded at this location. It is probable that the enclosures are Roman in date; however, it’s also possible that some of the features may be Medieval to post medieval in date. A number of possible multi period boundaries (NHER 64261) can be seen which either overlie or are overlain by the enclosures. The enclosures are cut by a modern road which can also be seen on the Tithe map (S3). The enclosures are in close proximity to multi-phase boundaries to the east and west (NHER 64258 and NHER 64261). The soilmark relating to the pale amorphous patch discussed above (see above) was not mapped by the project. The feature was not clearly identified on the consulted sources and the precise location of where the kiln was found was unavailable. A dense area of geological cropmarks can also be seen across the site and it is uncertain as to whether the soilmark discussed above relate sto the site of the kiln or a geological feature.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 22 September 2021.