NHER 68025 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks of a probable medieval to post medieval boundary ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
January 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The earthworks of a probable medieval to post medieval boundary ditch are seen on aerial photographs and relatively recent visualised lidar data (S1-S4). The date of the feature is unknown. However, a medieval to post medieval date is probable. The feature may have related to a former field boundary, a possible property boundary or a post medieval drainage ditch. The feature can be seen as a low earthwork on the aerial photographs and the visualised lidar lidar data (S4). As the survey was flown relatively recently (2017) it is likely that the feature still survives as a low earthwork. The feature is not recorded on the readily accessible historic maps such as S5.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 23 January 2024.
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/100 V 5291-5292 30-MAR-1946.
- <S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/1606 RV 6283-6284 27-JUN-1946.
- <S3> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. OS/71046 V 024-025 11-APR-1971.
- <S4> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF81SE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
- <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 (4)
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Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 5 2025 11:28AM