NHER 43511 (Monument record) - The cropmarks of a possible late prehistoric farmstead or dwelling and field system, Hopton-on-Sea

September 2006. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a possible late prehistoric farmstead or dwelling and field system are visible on aerial photographs in Hopton-on-Sea (S1-S2). The site is centred on TG 5299 0019.
The cropmarks are located to the immediate south of a late prehistoric field system and possible settlement, suggested by the cropmarks of a possible round house (NHER 43496). These northern features would appear to represent a different phase of activity as some of the cropmarks either overlie or cut by these ditches and also follow a different alignment. Excavation would have been needed to reveal the chronological relationship. The site of these cropmarks, visible in the 1940s, has since been developed and housing, Julian Way, and a caravan park are now located on the site.

At TG 5298 0023 is a rectangular enclosure, measuring 18m by 14m, is visible (S1). Although the cropmarks are quite fragmentary it is appears that this enclosure may be located within the corner of a larger rectilinear enclosure, measuring 45m across by at least 33m. It is possible that this enclosure represents a domestic area and may represent a small farmstead. To the west and south of this enclosure are a variety of ditched boundaries and double ditched linears. These are likely to represent fields and trackway associated with the enclosure
S. Massey (NMP), 12 September 2006.

March 2023. Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems project.
The site described above was included in the dataset analysed for the Historic England-funded Assessment of East Anglian Field Systems project. See the project report (S3) for further details.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk County Council Environment Team), 22 March 2023.