NHER 49196 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks and earthworks of probable post medieval boundaries

November 2006. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks and earthworks of a series of probable post medieval boundaries and a road or trackway are visible on aerial photographs to east of Butt Lane, Burgh Castle e (S1-S4). The site is centred on TG 4824 0488.

A curving road or trackway is visible running from TG 4837 0459 to TG 4803 0475 (S2). This consists of a parched linear, 6m wide, with ditches to either side. This leads from trackway still in use, although the section visible on the aerial photographs appears to pre-date the 1843 Burgh Castle Tithe map (S5). To the north of the site is another former banked or raised linear, running from TG 48018 0496 to TG 4826 0500, (S3). This also leads from an existing trackway. To the north and south of this banked boundary or trackway are a series of parallel or perpendicular ditch sections, which are likely to represent former field divisions of a similar date. Although given the amount of Roman date cropmarks in this area, an earlier date cannot be ruled out. A rectangular enclosure is located at TG 4840 0496, measuring 31m by 23m, again this appears to be post medieval in date and may have represented a stock enclosure or similar feature.
S. Massey (NMP), 07 November 2006.

November 2017. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of new residential dwellings adjacent to Queen’s Head public house.
This work recorded an east-to-west ditch that may correspond with one of the more substantial similarly-aligned cropmarks in the northernmost part of this group. Although it produced no dating evidence it was observed that it had a sterile fill that was sealed beneath the subsoil layer, suggesting it may have been of some antiquity.
See report (S6) and NHER 62776 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 23 May 2018.

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 (S7) for further details.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk County Council Environment Team), 22 March 2023.