NHER 54584 (Monument record) - Earthworks, cropmarks and soilmark of linear banks and ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CROXTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
October 2010. Norfolk NMP.
At least two linear banks together with at least one ditch are visible as earthworks, cropmarks and soilmarks on aerial photographs (S1-S8) on land to the east of The Street, Croxton.
The longest bank runs from TL 8767 8626 to TL 8817 8718, in three fragmentary sections, showing faintly, in a similar way to the bank feature to the north (NHER 54495). These marks may, however be geological in nature rather than archaeological. It is possible that the earthwork bank continues into the field to the north, as far as TL 8820 8724, although the possible earthworks in this area are only visible on one set of photographs (S2), and have not been mapped as they are likely to be geological.
A second possible bank is visible potentially joining the first, running from TL 8791 8689 to TL 8800 8687, and this is equally blurred and difficult to be certain of. Not all the features show on all of the photographs, therefore a composite picture has been built up from the available photographs. It is possible that these features are related to the possible medieval earthworks to the northwest at Chapel Farm (NHER 54494) and/or the linear bank feature visible to the north (NHER 54495).
E. Bales (NMP), 18 Oct 2010.
Associated Sources (8)
- <S1> SNF79673 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/LA/227 2120 17-APR-1945 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF79677 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/1918 3089-90 09-JAN-1947 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF79689 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1950. RAF 541/512 4023-4 10-MAY-1950 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF79686 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1951. RAF 58/651 3264-5 24-APR-1951 (NMR).
- <S5> SNF79675 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1955. RAF 82/1204 (F22) 0078-9 02-JUN-1955 (NMR).
- <S6> SNF79688 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1970. RAF 58/0475 0036-7 05-MAY-1970 (NMR).
- <S7> SNF79683 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1993. OS/93313 061 11-MAY-1993 (NMR).
- <S8> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 03-AUG-2007 Accessed 18-FEB-2011.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
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Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 25 2021 2:52PM