NHER 38637 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Undated earthwork pits, mounds and banks

May 2004. Norfolk NMP.
A group of earthwork pits, mounds and banks are visible on Ordnance Survey aerial photographs (S1) within grassland on the edge of Weybourne Wood and the Keepers Cottage. The site is centred on TG 1199 4183. The pits are fairly dispersed around the site and vary in size from 1m by 3m to 3m by 4.5m. It is possible that some of these pits are iron workings, which are thought to date to the Late Saxon to Medieval period by comparison with dating material produced at the nearby Roman Camp (NHER 6387). There are other know iron procurement sites in close proximity (NHER 6280-2). Although it is also possible that some of these pits are the result of World War Two military pit digging. The small, 7m across, penannular embanked earthwork at TG 1196 4179 certainly has the appearance of a gun emplacement. However there are no obvious signs of recent earthworks on the 1946 aerial photographs (S2). The two 28m long banks to the west of the site are of unknown date and may also be medieval in date, although they could be sections of post medieval wood banks or boundaries.
(S1-2)
S. Massey (NMP), 27 May 2004.