NHER 43787 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - A circular bank and ditch earthwork
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM38NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | EARSHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 2006. Norfolk NMP
A circular bank and ditch earthwork, of possible post medieval date, is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S4). This earthwork is located at TM 3115 8995. It lies within, and was previously recorded as part of, Earsham Park (NHER 30500). A circular bank earthwork with an external diameter of 30m. The bank is up to 5m wide and has a narrow ditch around its inner and outer edges. The date and function of this earthwork is unknown and no structure is shown at this location on the 1812 Earsham enclosure map (S5). This map shows that it is located on Summer House Hill and it is possible that the earthwork related to a structure of this type within the park. A ‘temple’ is known to have existed within the parkland between 1789 and 1808 and it is possible that it was at this location (See notes in secondary file for NHER 30500).
J. Albone (NMP), 20 June 2006
Associated Sources (5)
- <S1> SNF64113 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1979. OS/79018 15 14-APR-1979.
- <S2> SNF64114 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1991. OS/91032 67-8 12-APR-1991.
- <S3> SNF13435 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1989. NHER TM 3190A-B (NLA 216/DPU1-2) 21-FEB-1989.
- <S4> SNF63095 Vertical Aerial Photograph: ADAS. 1995. ADAS 630 84-5 25-MAY-1995 (BA).
- <S5> SNF62984 Map: Baker, G.. 1840. Earsham tithe map.. 1 inch to 5 chains.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
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Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 26 2016 12:36PM