NHER 38511 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Post medieval ditches
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG23NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | OVERSTRAND, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
March 2004, Norfolk NMP
The site consists of two curvilinear earthwork ditches visible on RAF aerial photographs from 1946 and 1952 (S1-2) and is centred on TG 2557 3994. The smaller of the two earthworks is centred on TG 2553 3997 and is approximately 21m long. The purpose and origin of this earthwork is not known. It does not look fresh enough in 1946 to relate to any World War Two activity, so it is most likely post-medieval in date. The larger curvilinear earthwork runs from TG 2557 3994 to TG 2563 3992, 75m long, and this may be part of the post-medieval field divisions in that area. The earthwork is situated within an area of undulating land, which is presumably formed from glacial deposits. These small raised areas remain as heathy grassland and some appear to have been subdivided to a great extent, into small irregular shaped plots. It is therefore possible that this curvilinear ditch relates to a former land division.
(S1-2)
S. Massey (NMP), 17 March 2004.
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Record last edited
Mar 22 2021 9:24AM