NHER 68824 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Levelled earthworks of probably medieval to post medieval enclosures
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF91SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SCARNING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2025. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
A group of small rectilinear enclosures, probably of medieval to post medieval date, are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs (S1). They may have served an agricultural purpose and functioned as small fields or paddocks. Alternatively, they could perhaps be associated with settlement, although there is no direct evidence of this. Medieval pottery and post medieval clay pipe fragments have been recovered from the vicinity (NHER 25439). Later aerial sources, including visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2017 (S2), indicate that the earthworks have been levelled.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 18 March 2025.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/100 V 5424-5425 30-MAR-1946.
- <S2> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF91SE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 29 2025 2:39PM