NHER 52151 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of fragmentary enclosures and field boundaries of unknown date, a Roman or medieval to post medieval date has been suggested

March 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of fragmentary enclosures and field boundaries of unknown date, although a Roman or medieval to post medieval date has been suggested, are visible on aerial photographs to the north of All Saints Church (S1-S2). The site, which is centred on TG 2159 0485, consists of a possible enclosure, approximately 48m across, and a series of fragmentary ditches and associated fields. For other fragmentary and undated field boundaries within this area see NHER 52152. Finds in the area include prehistoric, Roman and Saxon material (NHER 23776, 24513, 25708 & 40248). It is therefore feasible that these cropmarks relate a small Roman date farmstead and fields, although it must be noted that at least some of the boundaries to the west of the site are broadly parallel to a post medieval field boundary depicted on the 1847 Keswick Tithe map (S3), which could suggest that some of these boundaries are much later in date. However the remainder of the site shows no obvious relationship with the surrounding medieval to post medieval landscape.
None of the cropmarks for this site are exceptionally clear and are partially obscured in places by geological cropmarks, but the majority of the ditches mapped are hard to completely dismiss as non-archaeological. It is also worth noting that the resultant seemingly coherent plan is a composite of fragmentary cropmarks visible on different aerial photographs (S1-S2) and that many of the features are only visible on one photograph.
S. Horlock (NMP), 11 March 2009.