NHER 68500 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of possible post medieval ridge and furrow

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Summary

A series of linear ditch features, which may relate to possible post medieval ridge and furrow, are visible as cropmarks or possibly very low earthworks (since levelled) on 1940s aerial photographs. Any surviving earthworks have presumably been levelled with the possible ridge and furrow visible as cropmarks on later aerial photographs taken in 1988. The archaeological origin of the features is uncertain. It is equally possible that the linear features could be the product of modern agricultural activity.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF81NE
Civil Parish	BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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May 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
A series of linear ditch features, which may relate to possible post medieval ridge and furrow, are visible as cropmarks or possibly very low earthworks (since levelled) on 1940s aerial photographs (S1). Any surviving earthworks have presumably been levelled with the possible ridge and furrow visible as cropmarks on later aerial photographs taken in 1988 (S2). The archaeological origin of the features is uncertain. It is equally possible that the linear features could be the product of modern agricultural activity.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 08 May 2024.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/HLA/479 FS 2053-2054 13-APR-1942.
<S2> SNF10423 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. Norfolk Air Photo Library: BKS 1988 Vertical Survey (Commissioned by Norfolk County Council). 3403-3404 06-AUG-1988 (BKS/0288-0289).