NHER 5435 (Monument record) - East Harling Drove

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Summary

Part of a possible prehistoric trackway running from east to west, sections of which were in use up to the post medieval period. The remains of the trackway are fragmentary, and the subject of continuing discussion. Some of the route is under modern metalled roads.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL88NW
Civil Parish	ROUDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	WRETHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	CROXTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Prehistoric trackway from former coastal channel to unknown inland terminus.
Used until post medieval period and parts still in use today.
See file for details.
Copy of (S1) in file.
E. Rose (NAU), 17 May 1990.

November 2010. Norfolk NMP.
It was not possible to identify the route of the possible trackway (S3-S4) on the available aerial photographs covering the quarter sheets TL 88NE and TL98NW.
E. Bales (NMP), 22 Nov 2010.

July 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Several segments of undated bank, visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and imagery from a recent lidar survey, have been mapped alongside East Harling Drove within Ordnance Survey quarter sheet TL88NW. These are likely to be associated with the trackway or road, but could potentially date to any period from the prehistoric to the modern. For further details see NHER 62042.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 24th July 2017.

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF13169 Aerial Photograph: TL 9088A-C.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 68 NE 10 [2].
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF5299 Article in Serial: Clarke, W. G. and Hewitt, H. D. 1914. An Early Norfolk Trackway: the 'drove' road. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society of East Anglia. Vol I Pt IV (for 1913-14) pp 427-434.
<S2> SNF6269 Monograph: Gurney, D.. 1987. East Anglian Archaeology. East Anglian Archaeology. No 31, 2.
<S3> SNF66624 Unpublished Document: Cushion, B.. 1999. Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey. Destump areas, Roudham. February.
<S4> SNF66623 Unpublished Document: Brooker, P.. 1999. Forest-walk 32. Forestry Compartment Roudham 2045. 16 February.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

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Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 62042 - Parent of: Undated, possibly multi-period banks alongside East Harling Drove (NHER 5435) (Monument)

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Record last edited

Aug 14 2023 10:50AM