NHER 66965 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks and cropmarks of probable post medieval field boundaries
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The earthworks and cropmarks of probable field boundaries of a likely post medieval date are visible on visualised lidar data (S2) and on aerial photographs (S1). As the lidar survey as flow relatively recently (2017), the earthwork boundary in the north of the area (centred at approximately TF 8740 1035) likely still survives as a very low earthwork. Although the probable field boundaries are likely to be post medieval in date, an earlier, medieval date for the features cannot be ruled out. The features are not recorded on the readily accessible historic maps (S3-S4). The cropmarks of a post medieval trackway or road have also been recorded (NEHR 66923) running through the centre of the area.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 30 June 2023.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 21-JUN-2023.
- <S2> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF81SE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
- <S3> SNF66459 Map: Millard, W.S. & Son, Norwich. 1839. Necton tithe map.. 1 inch: 6 chains.
- <S4> 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 (9)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Unknown date)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Unknown date)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Unknown date)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 21 2025 3:49PM