NHER 45012 (Monument record) - Cropmark of undated ditches and banks, possibly medieval field boundaries

August 2006. Norfolk NMP
Cropmarks of substantial linear banks and ditches of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). These cropmarks are centred on TM 3982 9272. A north to south aligned bank and ditch cropmark is present for up to 154m between TM 3988 9274 and TM 3986 9259. It comprises of a 4m wide ditch flanked on either side by a bank of up to 6m in width. A roughly west to east aligned linear cropmark is present further to the northwest between TM 3970 9279 and TM 3982 9277. It comprises of a 6m wide ditch with a 5m wide bank and extends for 124m. The alignment of this bank and ditch appears to continue the line of a modern field boundary further to the west. This area lay within the parkland around Geldeston Hall (NHER 10666) and it is possible that these cropmarks relate to former field boundaries that predate the establishment of the park in the late 18th century.
J. Albone (NMP), 24 August 2006