NHER 68093 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthwork sections of probable Roman road
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITCHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Sections of probable Roman road are visible as cropmarks and soilmarks on aerial photographs and as low earthworks on visualised lidar data (S1-S4). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2017) it is likely that the features still survive. The features likely relate to sections of the Roman road recorded more broadly as NHER 3697. It is possible that one of the sections of bank (centred at approximately TF 8738 1748) may relate to a post medieval boundary recorded on the readily accessible historic maps (S4-S7). A section of ditch is also visible as an earthwork on the visualised lidar data (centred at approximately TF 8742 1760). It is possible that this feature may relate to the Roman road. The alignment of the Roman road can also be seen as spread soilmark (mapped by extent) on S2.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 14 March 2024.
Associated Sources (7)
- <S1> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. XX-XXX-1999 Accessed 14-MAR-2024.
- <S2> SNF10400 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Ordnance Survey Vertical Collection. 76-019/087-088 19-APR-1976.
- <S3> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 14-MAR-2024.
- <S4> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data.
- <S5> SNF67068 Map: 1841. Litcham tithe map..
- <S6> SNF53293 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.
- <S7> SNF73882 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. Ordnance Survey second edition 25 inch (1902-7) map. 25 inches to 1 mile.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
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Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 17 2025 1:12PM