NHER 50925 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks of a trackway and/or boundary bank of probable medieval to post medieval date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF61SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TOTTENHILL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2008. Norfolk NMP.
The earthworks of probable medieval to post medieval boundary bank or raised trackway are visible on aerial photographs of Whin Common, Tottenhill (S1-S2). This site is centred on TF 6395 1112. The earthwork consists of a curved bank, 200m long and up to 5m wide, and flanked by a narrow ditch on either side. The eastern end of this site was levelled by 1963 (S2) and a school recreation area is located on the site. The former linear can clearly be seen as a parchmark within the grass. The western section is just discernable in 1963 amongst encroached scrub and trees on the Common, which is now completely tree covered. It is likely that the earthworks survive within this woodland. A similar curving earthwork, located on the edge of the former Tottenhill Heath, was also identified on aerial photographs approximately 850m to the northeast (NHER 59028).
S. Massey (NMP), 05 March February 2008.
May 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The eastern section of probable medieval to post medieval trackway and/or boundary bank (see above) is visible as a cropmark on the 2006 Google Earth Layer (S3).
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 28 May 2026
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/1427 4440-4441 16-APR-1946.
- <S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/543/2409/2F22 0011-0012 16-SEP-1963.
- <S3> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 28-MAY-2026.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 28 2026 9:50AM