NHER 43578 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of an undated boundary ditch

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Summary

Cropmarks of a curvilinear ditch of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs. The ditch is crossed by a possible medieval to early post medieval road and post medieval woodland. It is possible that the ditch cropmark relates to a boundary of pre-medieval date.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF73SW
Civil Parish FRING, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

May 2006. Norfolk NMP.
Cropmarks of a curvilinear ditch of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3). This cropmark is centred on TF 7485 3410. A curving linear ditch cropmark is present on a southwest to northeast alignment for up to 760m between TF 7466 3378 and TF 7512 3438. The ditch is crossed by the modern Fring to Great Bircham road. To the south of the road it is overlain by a small woodland called Osier Carr. It is likely that the road is of early post medieval or medieval origin, suggesting that the ditch has an even earlier date. This ditch cropmark may possibly relate to a boundary of late prehistoric, Roman or Saxon date.
J. Albone (NMP), 31 May 2006

August- December 2008. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with construction of water treatment works and associated pipeline.
No archaeological finds or features were noted in this area
See report (S4) for further details
H. White (NLA), 1 May 2009

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF 106G/UK/1430 V 4261 16-APR-1946.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF 106G/UK/1606 V 6240-6241 27-JUN-1946.
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF 58/2399 V1 10-11 01-APR-1958.
  • <S4> Unpublished Contractor Report: Hickling, S. 2009. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Bircham Road, Fring, Norfolk. NAU Archaeology. 1912.

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Record last edited

Jan 31 2025 2:07PM

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