NHER 68537 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of a possible rectilinear enclosure and boundary banks of an unknown, but potentially medieval to post medieval date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITCHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
October 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The earthworks (since levelled) of a possible rectilinear enclosure and possible boundary banks, of an unknown but potentially medieval to post medieval date, are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 (S1). The area has since been developed into a series of modern ponds (visible on S2-S4), presumably levelling any surviving earthworks. Post medieval to modern drainage features are also visible across the area on S1. The possibility that some of the features may be natural in origin or associated with the post medieval to modern drainage, cannot be ruled out.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 03 October 2024.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51 V 5162-5163 31-JAN-1946.
- <S2> SNF10400 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1970. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Ordnance Survey Vertical Collection. 76-019/085-086 19-APR-1976.
- <S3> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF81NE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
- <S4> SNF100592 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 TF8917 17-JUL-2022.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- 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 (0)
Record last edited
Sep 17 2025 1:15PM