NHER 61521 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Probably post-medieval boundaries, trackways and cultivation ridges
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL88NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
April 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A group of boundaries, trackways and blocks of ridge and furrow or cultivation/plantation ridges, all of probable post-medieval date, is visible as earthworks, principally on imagery from a lidar survey flown in 2015 (S1), but with certain elements visible on aerial photographs (such as (S2) and (S3)). The boundaries and tracks are, for the most part, not depicted on the Tithe Map (S4) or the Ordnance Survey First Edition 6 inch map (S5), and are presumably of earlier date, but they are still post-medieval in character and appearance (although an earlier origin cannot be ruled out). The ridges could relate to ridge and furrow, the growing of fodder crops for rabbits, or to the establishment of early plantations. An area of braided trackway (at TL 8461 8950), which is confused with a number of modern plantation boundaries and divisions, has been mapped by extent.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 20 April 2017.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Santon Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
- <S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. Norfolk County Council BKS 8214-8215 07-AUG-1988 (NCC 3005-3006) (Print).
- <S3> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 19-MAR-2003 ACCESSED 20-APR-2017 (Digital).
- <S4> SNF50969 Map: Tithe map.
- <S5> SNF53293 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (10)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Unknown date)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Unknown date)
- CULTIVATION MARKS (Unknown date)
- RIDGE AND FURROW? (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- CULTIVATION MARKS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- RIDGE AND FURROW? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- TRACKWAY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jun 11 2021 1:43PM