NHER 43791 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of multi-phase linear ditches

June 2006. Norfolk NMP.
A group of multiphase and undated linear ditch cropmarks are visible on aerial photographs to the north and south of Church Lane, Potter Heigham (S1) to (S6). The site is centred on TG 4053 2022. The majority of these features are likely to be former field boundaries dating from the late prehistoric onwards. A number of more coherent groups of ditches have been identified within the larger spread and these have been recorded under NHER 43788-90 and 43792-7. These have mainly been interpreted as Iron Age to Roman and medieval to post medieval date field boundaries and trackways.

At TG 4048 2020 is a cluster of linear field boundaries, some of which follow broadly the same alignment and it is therefore possible that these represent the fragments of a field system, although the features are too sparse to be certain. Another group of related field boundaries are located at TG 4093 1984 (S1) and (S5). At TG 4082 2028 is another group of multiphase cropmarks, the main element of which is a possible incomplete rectilinear enclosure, up to 75m across, indicated by a three-sided ditched feature. The date of this feature is not know and it is possible that it is actually part of a post medieval field boundary, as most of the ditches are broadly aligned the same as the surrounding fields. To the southwest of the site, at TG 4035 1992, is a possible curvilinear ditch (S2) potentially running through the Bacton to Great Yarmouth pipeline route (NHER 34000).
S. Massey (NMP), 19 June 2006