NHER 45080 (Monument record) - Possible site of peat or clay extraction on Horse Fen

A possible area of former peat or clay extraction, presumably of post-Roman date, is visible as cropmarks and slight earthworks on aerial photographs. The relatively limited areas of wetter, lower ground are rather poorly defined, but several straight edges are evident suggesting that they are man-made features. They are comparable to more extensive areas of former extraction identified elsewhere, as in the area surrounding Heigham Holmes (e.g. NHER 27280). Both peat and clay are present in this part of the Thurne Valley, and the site could represent the extraction of either material. If the site represents a group of former peat cuttings, it is likely to date to the medieval period.