NHER 66464 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible traces of medieval or early post-medieval ridge and furrow cultivation

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Summary

The possible remnants of medieval or early post-medieval ridge and furrow cultivation are visible as slight earthworks on visualised lidar data of this location.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL69NW
Civil Parish HILGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May 2021. Aerial Investigation and Mapping.
Examination of available aerial imagery and lidar data for proposed route of Anglian Water Bexwell to Bury St Edmunds pipeline.
The possible remnants of medieval or early post-medieval ridge and furrow cultivation are visible as slight earthworks on visualised lidar data of this location (S1).
Information from draft report. Final version awaited.
P. Watkins (HES), 14 April 2023.

May 2026. HER Enhancement: Forestry Commission Project K.
The low earthworks of the possible medieval to post medieval ridge and furrow (see above) is visible on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2018 (S2).
J. Powell (Norfolk County Council Environment Service), 27 May 2026

  • <S1> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. EA Lidar 1m 2007.
  • <S2> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TL69NW DTM 1m 13-NOV-2018.

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Record last edited

May 27 2026 12:08PM

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