NHER 61095 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Plantation boundary bank at Santon Street

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Summary

A slightly curving bank, about 230m long, up to 6m wide and up to 0.5m tall. It is likely it was constructed to serve as the northern boundary of 'Boggers Plantation'. See NHER 61537 for details of boundary banks mapped in this area from aerial photographs and lidar.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL78NE
Civil Parish	WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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August 2014. Breaking New Ground field visit. HA 4.
A slightly curving bank, aligned roughly eastsoutheast to westnorthwest. About 230m long, up to 6m wide and up to 0.5m tall.
The bank is on the line of a plantation boundary shown on (S1). As a result, it is likely it was constructed to serve as the northern boundary of 'Boggers Plantation'.
D. Robertson (HES), 27 July 2015.

February 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The mapping for this bank is included within NHER 61537.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 24th February 2017.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF7512 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

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Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 61537 - Part of: Boundary banks, including warren banks, and trackways of probable medieval to post-medieval date (Cropmark and Earthwork)

Record last edited

Feb 28 2023 6:30PM