NHER 66948 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of probable medieval to post medieval field boundaries and possible ridge and furrow

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Summary

Probable medieval to post medieval field boundaries and possible ridge and furrow and are seen as earthworks (since levelled) on aerial photographs.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF80NE
Civil Parish NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

June 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Probable medieval to post medieval field boundaries and possible ridge and furrow and are seen as earthworks (since levelled) on aerial photographs (S1). The features consist of earthwork banks and ditches which most likely relate to medieval to post medieval field boundaries. A possible area of ridge and furrow can be seen faintly as low earthworks in the north of the area (centred at approximately TF 88201 0970). The features are likely to be medieval to post medieval in date. The features can be seen as earthworks in the 1940s (S1) and have been levelled by the late 1960s (S2).
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 30 June 2023.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/52 V 5080-5081 31-JAN-1946.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. OS/68145 V 115-116 31-MAY-1968.

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Record last edited

Aug 14 2025 3:50PM

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