NHER 68040 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of probable medieval to post medieval field boundaries

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Summary

Probable medieval to post medieval field boundaries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. The features are not visible on the visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2017 and have presumably been levelled.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF91SW
Civil Parish	BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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February 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Probable medieval to post medieval field boundaries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1-S3). The features are not visible on the visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2017 (S4) and have presumably been levelled. It is also possible that the features could have related to post medieval drainage ditches. The features are not recorded on the readily accessible historic maps (such as S5-S6).
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 16 February 2024.

Associated Sources (6)

<S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/401 RP 3045-3046 18-JUN-1945.
<S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/100 V 5352-5353 30-MAR-1946.
<S3> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/1606 FS 2278-2279 27-JUN-1946.
<S4> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF91NW 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.
<S6> SNF73882 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. Ordnance Survey second edition 25 inch (1902-7) map. 25 inches to 1 mile.