NHER 68544 (Monument record) - Soilmark and low earthwork of undated linear bank, probably a post medieval field boundary

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Summary

A linear bank of unknown date is visible as a soilmark on aerial photographs and as a low earthwork on visualised lidar data. It was probably a post medieval field boundary. As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2017), it is probable that the earthwork still survives.

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Map sheet	TF91SW
Civil Parish	GRESSENHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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November 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
A linear bank of unknown date is visible as a soilmark on aerial photographs (S1) and as a low earthwork on visualised lidar data (S2). It was probably a post medieval field boundary. As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2017), it is probable that the earthwork still survives.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 14 November 2024.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. HISTORIC ENGLAND ARCHIVE RAF/3G/TUD/UK/100 V 5344-5345 30-MAR-1946.
<S2> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF91SW & TF91SE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.