NHER 66973 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of probable medieval ridge and furrow and field boundaries
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF80NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
July 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Probable medieval ridge and furrow and field boundaries are seen as earthworks (since levelled) on aerial photographs (S1). The features may have been part of a wider medieval field system. Although the features are likely to be medieval in date, it is possible that some of the features could date to the post medieval period. The feature can be seen as earthworks in the 1940s (S1) and have been levelled by the 1970s (S2). Some of the features are visible as cropmarks on recent (2006) aerial photographs (S3).
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 04 July 2023.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/52 V 5026-5027 31-JAN-1946.
- <S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. OS/71046 V 017-018 11-APR-1971.
- <S3> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 ACCESSED 29-JUN-2023.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (13)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM? (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- RIDGE AND FURROW (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 17 2025 1:41PM