NHER 44914 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Undated linear earthworks and cropmarks
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG41NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROLLESBY, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
August 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A group of linear cropmarks and (possibly) an earthwork is visible on aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 4495 1556. The date and function of the features is not known. Some, such as the two aligned segments of ditch visible between TG 4478 1575 and TG 4480 1555, may be post medieval field boundaries, as they fit the same general pattern of enclosure as that depicted on historic maps, e.g. the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map (S4). Others, such as the two parallel ditches visible between TG 4492 1530 and TG 4500 1532, may be the product of recent agricultural activity and of no archaeological significance. A possible earthwork bank, visible between TG 4498 1566 and TG 4503 1550, could instead be the cropmark of a substantial ditch. Either way, it could also represent a post medieval field boundary, or merely recent agricultural activity. There is no sign of any surviving earthworks on more recent aerial photographs of the site.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 4 August 2006.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF64609 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1634 3049-50 09-JUL-1946 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF64611 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. OS/70351 257 20-SEP-1970.
- <S3> SNF64612 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1971. OS/71044 273-4 11-APR-1971.
- <S4> SNF53293 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 20 2025 11:11AM