NHER 45253 (Monument record) - Site of probable field boundaries and trackway of possible medieval to post medieval date near Briggate

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Summary

A group of undated ditches is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The close spacing and curvilinear outline of some of the ditches, and the fact that they fit the pattern of enclosure depicted on historic maps, suggests that they may have defined fields of medieval date. A similar group of field boundaries is also visible 100m to the northwest (NHER 45252). Two others probably define a trackway crossing the southeast corner of the site. A few of the ditches correspond with field boundaries depicted on Honing Tithe Map indicating that these elements at least continued in use into the post medieval period.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG32NW
Civil Parish	HONING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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March 2007. Norfolk NMP.
A group of ditches is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1), centred at TG 3220 2755. They are undated but they fit the pattern of enclosure depicted on modern and historic maps, and the close spacing and curvilinear outline of some (e.g. those centred at TG 3214 2758) is reminiscent of medieval strip fields. A similar group of field boundaries is visible 100m to the northwest (NHER 45252). A few of the ditches correspond with field boundaries depicted on Honing Tithe Map (S2), indicating that these at least continued in use into the post medieval period. They include part of a probable trackway that crosses the northeast corner of the site (between TG 3223 2745 and TG 3231 2746). The relationship of the ditches with the possible Iron Age or Roman square barrow to their northwest (NHER 25249) is not known.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 26 March 2007.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF47502 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1995. NHER TG 3227F-P (NLA 355/JEB8-16) 02-AUG-1995.
<S2> SNF55851 Map: Wright, J.. 1841. Honing Tithe Map. 1 inch: 3 chains.