NHER 27268 (Monument record) - Undated ditches
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG42NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LESSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2005. Norfolk NMP.
A small group of linear ditch cropmarks of unknown definite date is visible on aerial photographs (S1). It is possible that they represent the fragmentary remains of field boundaries of either Iron Age, Roman or medieval date. The close proximity of the find spot of medieval pottery (NHER 8366) could indicate a medieval date for these cropmarks, although there is no obvious relationship.The alignment of these ditches is remarkably similar to that of an enclosure and field system to the southeast (NHER 43643), which has been interpreted as being possibly Iron Age to Roman in date. It is therefore possible that these field boundaries are part of the same field system.
The cropmarks are centred on TG 4055 2900. The cropmarks consist of ditch, 130m long, running from TG 4049 2898 to TG 4060 2905. A shorter perpendicular ditch abuts this boundary.
(S1)
S. Massey (NMP), 09 March 2005.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF53544 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1965. MAL 65081 062-3 19-SEP-1965 (NMR).
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Record last edited
Nov 29 2006 12:28PM