NHER 55756 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Post medieval plantation banks

The Norfolk Heritage Explorer is a filtered version of the Norfolk HER intended for casual research. Please to consult the full record.

See also further .

Summary

Two parallel banks, aligned roughly east to west, 4-5m wide and up to 0.2m high. They appear to be the northern and southern boundaries of Whitelayer Plantation, as shown on 19th century maps.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL79SE
Civil Parish MUNDFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

2010. Field visit.
Two parallel banks identified.
D. Robertson (HES), 27 June 2011.

May 2011. Field visit.
Two parallel banks were visited and rapidly recorded. The banks are aligned roughly east to west, 4-5m wide and up to 0.2m high.
The banks appear to be the northern and southern boundaries of Whitelayer Plantation, as shown on (S1) and labelled on (S2).
D. Robertson (HES), 27 June 2011.

May 2020. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The boundary banks described above are visible as earthworks on visualised lidar data (S3). As described above, they mark the boundary of a plantation depicted on historical maps (including the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map, S2). As a consequence, they have not been mapped by the project. As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2015), it is probable that the earthworks still survive.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 15 May 2020.

  • --- Archive: Norfolk Monuments Management Project File.
  • <S1> Map: Lenny and Croft. 1842. Mundford Tithe Award and Map.
  • <S2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map.
  • <S3> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Lynford Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).

Object Types (0)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Feb 28 2023 5:48PM

Comments and Feedback

Your feedback is welcome; if you can provide any new information about this record, please contact the Norfolk Historic Environment Record.