NHER 38320 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Probable post medieval wood banks or late Saxon/early medieval boundary banks

Norfolk NMP, September 2003.
Several linear banks can also be seen on RAF aerial photographs from 1946 (S1-2), Meridian Airmap Limited aerial photographs from 1967 (S3), Ordnance Survey 1968 aerial photographs (S4) and Cambridge University Committee for Aerial Photography images from 1955 (S5). These probably relate to post medieval boundaries within the wooded area. It is likely that these extend further into the wooded area to the east, but due to the tree cover this is not certain. Only those that are entirely visible on top of the ridges and on the clear slope heading towards the road to the west have been plotted. In addition to this the east west bank located to the south only appears as a definite bank on the earlier aerial photographs, later it looks more like a track, but this is not certain.
The northernmost east west bank is approximately 190m in length and runs from NGR TG1698 4176 to TG1717 4175. The next and longest bank is about 20m to the south of this first one. It appears to be about 280m in length and runs from NGR TG1692 4174 to TG1719 4170. The third apparent east west bank (the southernmost one - mentioned above) appears to run from about NGR TG1698 4173 to TG1710 4172. There is one clear bank that runs north south. It is about 113m in length, running from TG1697 4172 to TG1701 4162. At TG1697 4170 there is a short east west bank joining it. About 54m of this last bank is visible heading west, to TG1692 4170.
The likely full extent to this site cannot be seen due to the woodland. It is probable that there are similar such banks running through the whole area of woodland. This is supported by the excavation write up for the iron working site of NHER 6353 in Norfolk Archaeology 1967 (S6); this records a boundary bank running through the whole length the site.
H. Clare (NMP) 12 September 2003.

June 2012. Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey.
Site 13:
Extent of this site was noted as unclear, with a substantial earth bank seen to border the working sand quarry to the south. However the banks were subsequently recorded as Site 12 and substantially added to within the wooded area. The HER polygon has been amended accordingly. Described in the survey as three near parallel banks between TG 1695 4173 and TG 1790 4156. Two roughly 20 m apart, up to 4 m spread and 0.6 m high. The northern one is possibly an early boundary as it partly forms the southern limit of the iron working site (NHER 6351) although it has obviously been altered by some straightening. Possibly also the line of a track seen on (S8). This is now partly levelled in a garden. A more southerly bank also survives in the garden with a smaller third bank c 4 m to the south in woodland. This is
probably a post medieval boundary bank and may continue as NHER 57907.
See report (S8) for further details.
K. Powell (HES). 2 July 2012