NHER 49767 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks of a mound which may relate to a Gyle Post (possible maypole)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Gyle Post marked on (S1) on land that at that time as part of Necton Park. The type of lettering is that used to mark the nearby Lodge, but larger. NRO have not been able to trace this term as meaning anything other than a crane for loading timber, which seems unlikely in this setting. However, an unsourced press cutting dated 1903 in the Bolingbroke Collection NCM refers to a Whitsun maypole that stood on a mound in a field “opposite the Hall park”. This could refer to this location as although strictly within the park as a whole it is across the main road from the gates. Was the term Gyle Post used to refer to a maypole?
Site now flat arable land, all features removed.
E. Rose (NLA), 26 January 2007.
June 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The earthworks of a mound (see above) of a probable post medieval date are visible on aerial photographs and on relatively recent (2017) visualised lidar data (S2-S3). The mound (as suggested above) may relate to the site of a “Gyle Post” recorded on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6" map (S4). The site is most likely associated with Necton Hall situated approximately 450m to the south. The mound is seen clearly as an earthwork on the 1940s aerial photographs (S2). It has been previously suggested (see above) that the feature has been removed. However, the mound is visible on recent (2017) visualised lidar data and likely still survives as a very low earthwork.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 29 June 2023.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF49223 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. First edition six inch map.
- <S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/52 V 5082-5083 31-JAN-1946.
- <S3> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF81SE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
- <S4> SNF53293 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 2 2024 10:43AM