NHER 66981 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Levelled earthworks of probable medieval ridge and furrow
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF80NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
August 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Possible ridge and furrow and of a medieval date is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1). The ridge and furrow has presumably have been levelled as the earthworks are no longer visible by the 1970s (S2) and is not visible on recent aerial photographs (S3).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 11 August 2023.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. HISTORIC ENGLAND ARCHIVE RAF/3G/TUD/UK/52 V 5078-5079 31-JAN-1946.
- <S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. OS/71046 V 019-20 11-APR-1971.
- <S3> SNF100592 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd and Getmapping Plc. unknown. Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Orthophotographs. https://www.apgb.co.uk. Bluesky International Ltd APGB TF8909 and TF8910 Imagery 17-JUL-2022.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 19 2025 11:36AM