NHER 69043 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of a possible boundary ditch of an unknown date or a natural feature

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Summary

Cropmark sections of ditch which may relate to a boundary ditch of an unknown date are visible on aerial photographs. The sections of ditch also follow the approximate alignment of an earthwork bank visible on the relatively recent (2017) visualised lidar data. The bank feature is likely to be natural in origin, although the possibility that the bank feature could be archaeological in origin or that the ditch could be natural in origin cannot be ruled out.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91SE
Civil Parish GRESSENHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

February 2025. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Cropmark sections of ditch which may relate to a boundary ditch of an unknown date are visible on aerial photographs (S2). The sections of ditch also follow the approximate alignment of an earthwork bank visible on the relatively recent (2017) visualised lidar data (S1). The bank feature is likely to be natural in origin, although the possibility that the bank feature could be archaeological or that the ditch could be natural in origin cannot be ruled out. As it is uncertain as to whether the bank is archaeological in origin, the feature has been mapped by extent.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 14 February 2025

  • <S1> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF91SE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd and Getmapping Plc. unknown. Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Orthophotographs. https://www.apgb.co.uk. Bluesky International Ltd APGB Imagery TF9614 17-JUL-2022.

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Record last edited

Sep 5 2025 1:34PM

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