NHER 45041 (Monument record) - Earthworks of a possible medieval enclosure, trackway and field boundaries
The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please contact us to consult the full record.
See also further guidance on using the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website.
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM49SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GILLINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
September 2006. Norfolk NMP
Earthworks of field boundaries and a possible trackway and enclosure of medieval to post medieval date are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). These earthworks are centred on TM 4014 9352. Earthworks of two parallel curving ditches are present on a roughly southwest to northeast alignment. They are spaced 7m apart and possibly define a trackway. Attached to the east side of the possible trackway at its southern end is an incomplete curvilinear enclosure. It appears to have a roughly triangular or trapezoidal plan with internal dimensions of 33m by at least 38m. This enclosure and trackway are possibly of medieval date and could relate to a predecessor of the adjacent Upland Farm. An earthwork of a curvilinear bank is present to the north of the trackway and enclosure. This feature is marked by a line of four trees on the 1945 aerial photographs and is probably a field boundary of post medieval date. A linear ditch earthwork, possibly also a post medieval field boundary, is present to the south of the other earthworks.
J. Albone (NMP), 18 September 2006
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- TRAPEZOIDAL ENCLOSURE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Mar 3 2014 2:02PM