NHER 2864 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Levelled earthworks of probable post medieval ridge and furrow

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Summary

Earthworks of probable ridge and furrow of post medieval date have been identified during site visits and are visible on 1940s aerial photographs. The ridges are not visible on more recent aerial photographs from 2022 or on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2017, and have presumably been levelled.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF91SE
Civil Parish	DEREHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Ridge and furrow seen by [1]. Around 40 strips.

Visit.
R. Silvester (NAU) (undated) notes that ridges certainly present but perhaps not medieval. Perhaps from steam ploughing.
E. Rose (NAU), 18 July 1989.

March 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The probable ridge and furrow of post medieval date described above is visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs (S1). The ridges were not identified on more recent aerial photographs from 2022 (S2) or on visualised lidar data from a survey flown in 2017 (S3), and have presumably been levelled. Their narrowness and straightness suggest that they are of post medieval date. The Monument Polygon defining the extent of the site has been amended to better reflect the extent of the earthworks as visible on the aerial photographs.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 8 March 2024.

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Dereham, East.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/100 V 5429-5430 30-MAR-1946.
<S2> 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 TF9812 17-JUL-2022.
<S3> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF91SE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.