NHER 53675 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of uncertain origin

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Summary

Possible cropmarks and germination marks were tentatively identified on aerial photographs within the area of this site, but the majority were not mapped due to a suspicion that they were of agricultural origin and/or related to modern drains. Only one ditch was mapped, although the extremely straight nature of this feature and the appearance of the cropmark itself, could indicate that this is also relates to relatively recent feature. However given the proximity to other more convincing cropmark sites, see NHER 53663 to the north, and the closeness to the sand and gravel quarry to the northeast of the site, it seemed worthwhile noting the possible presence of further cropmarks, especially given the continued expansion of gravel extraction in this area.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG11SW
Civil Parish	EASTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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June 2010. Norfolk NMP.
Possible cropmarks and germination marks were tentatively identified on aerial photographs within the area of this site (S1-S2), which is centred on TG 1431 1023, but the majority were not mapped due to a suspicion that they were of agricultural origin and/or related to modern drains. Only one ditch was mapped (S2), although the extremely straight nature of this feature and the appearance of the cropmark itself, could indicate that this is also relates to relatively recent feature. However given the proximity to other more convincing cropmark sites, see NHER 53663 to the north, and the closeness to the sand and gravel quarry to the northeast of the site, it seemed worthwhile noting the possible presence of further cropmarks, especially given the continued expansion of gravel extraction in this area.
S. Horlock (NMP), 21 June 2010.

September 2025. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The area covered by this record appears to have been subjected to modern extraction/quarrying visible on Google Earth imagery (for example S3-S6) between approximately 1999 and 2016.
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 26 September 2025

Associated Sources (6)

<S1> SNF74919 Vertical Aerial Photograph: CUCAP. 1983. CUCAP RC8-FO 105-6 30-JUN-1983.
<S2> SNF74860 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1995. OS/95564 122-3 19-JUN-1995 (NMR).
<S3> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 01-JAN-1999 Accessed 26-SEP-2025.
<S4> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 10-MAY-2003 Accessed 26-SEP-2025.
<S5> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 26-SEP-2025.
<S6> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 28-MAR-2013 Accessed 26-SEP-2025.

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Record last edited

Sep 26 2025 10:27AM