NHER 43513 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of probable Iron Age to Roman date enclosures and fields

September 2006. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of probable Iron Age to Roman date enclosures and fields date are visible on aerial photographs near Cliff Park School, Gorleston on Sea (S1-S2). The site is centred on TG 5269 0223, although this point does not correspond to an archaeological feature on the ground. The majority of the features have now been built on, apart from those located within the undeveloped parts of the school grounds.

It seems most likely that these enclosures and fields are Iron Age to Roman in date. Some of the northern components of the site appear to follow the same alignment as a group of boundaries to the west, interpreted as being Roman in date (NHER 43497). Some of the southern elements of the site also share alignment with a large area of planned Roman fields to the immediate south (NHER 43494), however some of the ditches obviously either cut through or are overlain by some of these boundaries. This could indicate that this site broadly contemporary with these Roman sites, but also incorporates either earlier or later components.

Centred on TG 5263 0252 is a possible enclosure or rectangular field, measuring at least 80m by 50m; the eastern side is incomplete. A double ditched or trackway runs across the top of the enclosure. This feature is located in one of the undeveloped areas of the site. Another similarly sized enclosure may also be located to the east at TG 5286 0249. The remainder of the cropmarks are quite fragmentary and are likely to represent the remains of an associated field system. Several of the linear features are double ditched, including a possible trackway running intermittently from TG 5250 0206 to TG 5283 0234.
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.