NHER 4205 (Monument record) - Earthworks of a probable medieval road known as Brancaster Lane
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE DUNHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Road on (S1).
Ordnance Survey marks site as 'Brancaster Lane' origin of name?
E. Rose (NAU).
December 1993.
[1] reports that the south edge of the wood called Spoil Bank is marked by sunken way flanked by ditches. This is likely
to be the true course of Brancaster Lane. The area was called Brancaster Common.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 January 1994.
January 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
An earthwork ditch, which may relate to a previously recorded (see above) section of sunken medieval road known as Brancaster Lane, is seen as on visualised lidar data (S2). The alignment of the road is also visible on the Tithe map (S3) and the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6" map (S4). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2017) it is likely that the earthworks still survive. Sections of earthwork bank can be seen to the north of the sunken road on S1. It is possible that the mapped sections of bank may relate to the sunken road or possibly to a post medieval boundary. However, it is also possible that the sections of bank could relate to modern features.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 15 January 2024.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Dunham, Little.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
- <S2> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF81SE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
- <S3> SNF63183 Map: Utting. J. Lynn Regis. 1838. Little Dunham tithe map.
- <S4> SNF53293 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.
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Record last edited
Jan 16 2024 11:38AM