NHER 27026 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Post medieval or modern drainage system
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF84SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM NORTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | BURNHAM OVERY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
February 2001. Norfolk NMP.
A series of areas around TF 83 44 can be seen to contain a number of short sections of ditch on 1946 aerial photography (S1 and S2). The ditches form a similar pattern to that of ridge and furrow, but it is more fragmented. These ditches would appear to form some sort of drainage system, as this land is located between two areas of reclaimed land enclosed by sea defence banks (NHER 26670 and 27031). It is possible that the ditch features may have been an earlier attempt to reclaim this area of land. The dating of these features is quite difficult, as they appear to be modern, yet may be traces of post medieval land reclamation attempts.
A. Hunt (Suffolk CC NMP), 1 February 2001.
May-November 2004. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey.
Inter-tidal survey (Environmental Zone 8), Context 1025:
Two irregular creeks which may once have been parallel man-made gullies. Situated in an area of saltmarsh between TF 83955 44277 and TF 83973 44213.
See assessment report (S3) for further details.
The associated archive has been deposited with the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2017.421).
J. Allen (NLA), 18 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 21 July 2019.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF51479 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK 1571 Frames 4026-4027 7-JUN-1946.
- <S2> SNF51480 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1430 Frames 4098-4099 16-APR-1946.
- <S3> SNF55835 Unpublished Contractor Report: Robertson, D., Crawley, P., Barker, A., and Whitmore, S. 2005. Norfolk Rapid Coastal Zone Archaeological Survey. Assessment Report and Updated Project Design. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1045.
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Record last edited
Jul 21 2019 8:52AM