NHER 16881 (Monument record) - Unusual earthworks and cropmarks of unknown date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF70SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OXBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1977.
Earthworks and cropmarks. Very unusual feature. Abrupt rectangle off stream to south with internal straight ditches
not reaching sides. Possible central pit with recent dumping or overgrowth, though this is not clear on photograph. A drain crossing field to south enters stream exactly opposite this pit. This layout seems pointless for drainage, and
does not look like a moat. Could it be fishponds for the chantry house to north?
E. Rose (NAU), 17 December 1980.
Plotted on overlay by J. Bown (NAU), 16 December 1980.
Slight undulations in pasture field. Little resemblance to description in NHER. Local information states that infilling of original earthworks was undertaken by owner some years ago.
H. Paterson (NLA), 1 May 1996.
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Record last edited
Nov 20 2013 4:15PM