NHER 52260 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of fragmentary field boundaries, ditches and trackways

March 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of fragmented enclosures, ditches and field boundaries forming at least two phases, potentially dating to the later prehistoric to Roman periods, are visible on aerial photographs to the south of Caistor Lane, Caistor St Edmund (S1-S5). The site is centred on TG 2413 0364. The main component of the site is centred on TG 2410 0349 and consists of a rectangular enclosure, 70m by 60m, with a possible conjoined enclosure and/or fields to the south (S5). The enclosure is defined by double ditches or has trackways running to either side. The remainder of the site consists of dispersed and fragmentary ditches and field boundaries, which follow broadly the same alignment as the enclosure and are therefore probably contemporary fields and boundaries. Finds of Iron Age, Roman and Saxon date have been found within the general vicinity of this site (NHER 9802, 9805, 9807 and 13558). A later prehistoric or Iron Age to Roman date would seem most likely for an enclosure and fields of this type. See NHER 52258 for a similar site within relatively close proximity.
S. Horlock (NMP), 11 March 2009.