NHER 61482 (Monument record) - Site of soilmarks of uncertain origin and significance

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Summary

The soilmarks of angular and linear marks of uncertain origin and significance were visible on aerial photographs. The light-coloured soilmarks could relate to surface indications of chalk banks and boundaries, potentially suggesting settlement remains at this location. See NHER 37419 for nearby Roman settlement evidence suggested by surface assemblage. However there was an apparent change in the appearance of the marks between February and March 1946, which potentially indicated that the marks were of agricultural origin or largely related to activity in the field during 1946. It is possible that they relate to underlying 'patterned ground' caused by natural chalk ridges formed by past periglacial conditions.

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None recorded

Location

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

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September 2016. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The soilmarks of angular and linear marks of uncertain origin and significance were visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3). The light-coloured soilmarks could relate to surface indications of chalk banks and boundaries, potentially suggesting settlement remains at this location. See NHER 37419 for nearby Roman settlement evidence suggested by surface assemblage. However there was an apparent change in the appearance of the marks between February and March 1946 (S1-S3), which potentially indicated that the marks were of agricultural origin or largely related to activity in the field during 1946. Yet it must be noted that some of the marks are also visible in 1947 (S3). It is possible that they relate to underlying 'patterned ground' caused by natural chalk ridges formed by past periglacial conditions.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 29 September 2016.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/59 V 5276 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
<S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/101 RV 6271-6273 30-MAR-1946 (HEA Original Print).
<S3> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1952 RS 4202-4202 25-MAR-1947 (HEA Original Print).