NHER 42202 (Monument record) - Earthworks of possible post medieval ridge and furrow
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG40NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HALVERGATE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
December 2005. Norfolk NMP.
Earthworks of possible post medieval narrow ridge and furrow are visible on aerial photographs (S1). These earthworks are centred on TG 4741 0756. The furrows are present on a roughly northwest to southeast alignment that matches the surrounding field pattern. Information from [1] suggests that these are the remains of narrow ridge and furrow. It is possible that they date to the period of the Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815) when grain prices were high and areas of the marshland were taken into arable cultivation (S2). The ridge and furrow is cut by a modern drainage ditch in the northwest corner of the field.
J. Albone (NMP), 02 December 2005
September 2011.
Google Earth imagery 1999-2006 suggests these earthworks have been ploughed level.
K. Powell (HES). 19 September 2011.
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Record last edited
Nov 14 2011 2:26PM