NHER 53239 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of possible Iron Age to Roman road or hollow way, rectilinear enclosures and pits

November 2009. Norfolk NMP.
A possible road or hollow way, on a similar alignment to the Iron Age to Roman field system recorded approximately 2.5km to the west (NHER 52384), along with possible rectilinear enclosures and some pits are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1)-(S5) to the northwest of Horsford Hall, Horsford, centred on TG 1941 1544.
The possible road itself is visible running southwest-northeast between TG 1937 1537 and TG 1944 1552. It measures up to 14m in width, and appears to be a continuation of Drayton Lane to the south.
The enclosures to the northwest of the road appear to represent more than one phase of rectilinear ditches, perpendicular to the possible road, and are on a similar alignment to the enclosures recorded 680m to the southwest (NHER 18126). The maximum outer dimensions of the enclosure appear to be 52m by 52m, and a possible 12m entrance may be visible on the western side at TG 1936 1549.
Within this enclosure and to the south, are a number of possible pits, centred on TG 1939 1547, with a maximum diameter of approximately 2m. These features may be geological in nature, and have been recorded with caution as they are only visible on one set of photographs (S5).
It is possible that the features described above relate to Iron Age to Roman activity, although they may also date to the medieval to post medieval period. Metal detecting to the southwest (NHER 28271) has recovered one Roman coin along with several post medieval finds, and it is therefore not possible to be certain about the date of this site.
E. Bales (NMP), November 2009.