NHER 54502 (Monument record) - Trackways of known or probable post-medieval to modern date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | THETFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
October 2010. Norfolk NMP.
Three earthwork ditches probably relating to post-medieval trackways are visible on aerial photographs (S1) on land to the west of the Little Ouse River, Thetford, in an area now covered by the Warren Wood plantation.
They are centred on TL 8501 8633, and the central of the three ditches is visible as part of a trackway on the first edition Ordnance Survey map (S2).
E. Bales (NMP), 18 October 2010.
December 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The three trackways described above are visible as much more extensive earthworks on imagery from a lidar survey (S3) [1]. As described above, the central trackway is depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 6 inch map (S2) and is therefore of post-medieval date (although it could have earlier origins). The westernmost trackway, which is the most substantial and curvilinear, is not dated or shown on the Ordnance Survey map. However, it is possibly associated with two small rectilinear enclosures, which are themselves perhaps related to warrening; at its northern end lies NHER 62085, at its southern end is a second rectilinear enclosure, which has not been mapped by the project as it is depicted on the Ordnance Survey Second Edition 25 inch map (S4). The easternmost trackway is also undated but it leads from the corner of the forestry block and has the appearance of a more modern feature. As the lidar survey was flown in 2015, it is likely that all the earthworks still survive.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 13 December 2017.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF78118 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1989. OS/89406 031-2 05-SEPT-1989 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF53293 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.
- <S3> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Santon Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
- <S4> SNF73882 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. Ordnance Survey second edition 25 inch (1902-7) map. 25 inches to 1 mile. Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 25 inch map.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD to 2100 AD?)
- DITCH (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD? to 2100 AD?)
- TRACKWAY (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1901 AD? to 2100 AD?)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 18 2020 4:19PM