NHER 7783 (Monument record) - Undated square enclosure on Horsford Heath
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HORSFORD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
225 yards 5 degrees. East of north from tumulus B (NHER 7773?) on Horsford Heath.
Square enclosure 50m (55 yards) each side external ditch. Bank around 1.05m (3 1/2 feet) high dense bracken.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
January 1938.
Noted by A.Q. Watson January 1938. Nothing known of date or purpose.
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
A square banked enclosure surrounded by a ditch, situated 206m (225 yards) distant from 'B' Tumulus shown on previous form, the direction being 5 degrees east of north from that tumulus.
Enclosure is practically a perfect square and also stands practically north, south, east and west each side being some 55 to 60 paces The north side has however been broken through and a shallow hollow about 12 paces excavated on the west side of which there is a small bank and a small mound is opposite the entrance. The bank of the enclosure is of an average height of 90cm to 1.05m (3 to 3 1/2 feet) and the whole is covered with dense bracken as is the rest of
the heath. There is no sign of the heath having ever been cultivated or of the hollow mentioned being used for getting gravel.
A.Q. Watson.
November 2009. Norfolk NMP.
A rectangular enclosure is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs, centred on TG 1897 1802. It is situated approximately 35m to the northeast of the previously reported location for this feature (TG 1895 1796).
It is possible that it could be related to warren activity on the heath, and may in fact represent the ‘Warren House’ marked on Faden’s Map of 1797, which has also been suggested as relating to a rectangular cropmark 860m to the north-east (NHER 52423).
The enclosure measures 52m by 57m externally, and 47m by 39m internally. There is a small square internal bank feature attached to the northern side at TG 1896 1804, which measures 18m by 19m, surrounded by a ditch on its southern and western sides.
This feature was also mistakenly recorded as NHER 11828.
E. Bales (NMP), November 2009.
Associated Sources (10)
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Horsford.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF72527 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/LA/191 7092 22-MAR-1945 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF72617 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1428 3102-3 16-APR-1946 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF72616 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1636 4225-6 09-JUL-1946 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF72618 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1963. RAF 58/5762 (F21) 0042-3 06-JUN-1963 (NMR).
- <S5> SNF72619 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1969. OS/69251 118-9 13-JUN-1969 (NMR).
- <S6> SNF72530 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1971. MAL 71020 080-81 11-APR-1971 (NMR).
- <S7> SNF72620 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.. 1973. NHER TG 1918D-E 18-JUL-1973 (NLA).
- <S8> SNF72621 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.. 1973. NHER TG 1918S-T 01-AUG-1973 (NLA).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (11)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- SQUARE ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- HOUSE? (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- RABBIT WARREN? (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE? (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Jul 29 2014 4:58PM