NHER 53242 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of undated fragmentary linear ditches
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HORSFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2009. Norfolk NMP.
Several fragmentary linear ditches are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1), centred on TG 1999 1556, on land to the west of Horsford Castle.
They are only visible on one photographic frame, with no stereo pair, and have therefore been recorded with caution. It is possible that they form part of the possible Iron Age-Roman or medieval to post medieval field system represented by the cropmarks 300m to the south (NHER 53241), but it is also possible that they relate to modern drainage ditches, as there are a number visible in this area, particularly in the field to the north (S2).
E. Bales (NMP), November 2009.
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (10)
- DITCH (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY? (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- FIELD BOUNDARY? (Unknown date)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY? (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- LINEAR FEATURE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- DRAINAGE DITCH (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 27 2025 2:13PM