NHER 29482 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Probable drainage earthworks northwest of Pettywell
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG02SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | REEPHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Probable moat visible on vertical air photograph taken during NCC/BKS survey of Norfolk 1988.
Survives as earthwork rectangle about 90m by 50m.
Site located in NLA earthwork survey, January 1993.
M. Flitcroft (NLA), 12 February 1993.
Low (0.3m) bank forming an almost complete rectangular enclosure with the north side an existing hedge/ditch. To the west is a near rectangular depression approximatley 1m deep and approximately 40m by 25m.
Both features are cut by a modern northeast to southwest drain.
Generally very wet area, suspect features are land management, water control of indeterminate but probably post medieval date.
B.Cushion (NLA), 3 February 1993.
March 2002.
Field under rough, 'reedy' grass with some patches of gorse and scrub.
H.Paterson (A&E), 3 February 2003.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF10429 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS/NCC 3749-3750.
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Record last edited
Oct 17 2025 11:34AM