NHER 68066 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of possible medieval to post medieval boundaries or post medieval drainage ditches

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Summary

Earthwork ditches which may relate to medieval to post medieval boundaries or post medieval drainage ditches are seen 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	TF81NE
Civil Parish	GREAT DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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March 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Earthwork ditches of a possible medieval to post medieval date are seen on aerial photographs (S1-S3). The features are not visible on the visualised lidar data (S4) from a survey flown in 2017 and have presumably been levelled. The features may relate to medieval to post medieval boundary ditches. However, the features are in close proximity to a probable post medieval drainage ditch and pond (not mapped; centred at approximately TF 8675 1514) also visible on S1-S3. It is therefore possible that mapped features may relate to former 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), 04 March 2024.

Associated Sources (6)

<S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/106G/UK/401 RP 3052-3053 18-JUN-1945.
<S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/100 V 5358-5359 30-MAR-1946.
<S3> SNF10400 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Ordnance Survey Vertical Collection. 76-020/167-168 19-APR-1976.
<S4> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF81NE 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.