NHER 49201 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of enclosures and fragmentary field boundaries of possible late prehistoric to Roman date

December 2006. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of a group enclosures, fragmentary field boundaries and a trackway of possible late prehistoric to Roman date are visible on aerial photographs to the north of Fritton Old Hall (S1-S3). Finds of a Bronze Age date have been found within the vicinity of these cropmarks (NHER 28338).

The fragmentary field boundaries are all broadly aligned NW-SE and SW-NE, running either parallel or perpendicular to the trackway that runs through the centre of the site. The alignment of the trackway and field boundaries is similar to other fragmentary groups of possible late prehistoric field systems to the northeast (NHER 49193 and 45229). Towards the southern end of the trackway is a possible rectilinear enclosure, centred on TG 4745 0016. This enclosure is incomplete, measuring potentially 65m by 45m. A second trackway appears to run to the southwest from this enclosure towards the Fritton Valley.

A number of small fragmentary enclosures and two penannular ring ditches, 5-7m in diameter, are also visible on aerial photographs to the immediate northwest of hall. These have been recorded under NHER 49202 as they date is uncertain and they may relate to garden features associated with the hall. However these two small ring ditches are also located within close proximity to the southern enclosure and it is therefore possible that they could be the remains of late prehistoric domestic structures or round houses.
S. Massey (NMP), 01 December 2006.

March 2023. Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems project.
The site described above was included in the dataset analysed for the Historic England-funded Assessment of East Anglian Field Systems project. See the project report (S4) for further details.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk County Council Environment Team), 22 March 2023.