NHER 51407 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Undated linear bank

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Summary

A linear bank identified during a rapid earthwork survey. The bank is internal to a circular plantation depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey map, but its date and function remain uncertain.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL79SE
Civil Parish	MUNDFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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These earthworks have now been incorporated into NHER 63254 along with further possible banks and boundary banks identified from the Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) survey.

November 2007. Walkover Survey.
Rapid Earthwork Identification Survey (Coupe 43080).
Bank A:
A linear bank measuring approximately 11m wide and 0.3m high. The bank gradually fades away to the east. It is internal to a circular plantation depicted on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (S1), but does not appear to correspond with any of the features represented. The date and function of this bank remain uncertain.
See report (S2) for further details.
H. Hamilton (NLA), 01 April 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 18 August 2015.

May 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme
These earthworks have now been incorporated into NHER 63254 along with further possible banks and boundary banks identified from the Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) survey.
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 8th May 2019.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF70134 Unpublished Contractor Report: Craven, J. 2008. Rapid Earthwork Identification Survey. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 2007/146.
<S2> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.