NHER 50226 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Post medieval road, Great Wood

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Summary

A double banked feature was recorded during the Felbrigg Estate Woodland Archaeological Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey in 2006. It corresponds to a section of a public road from Cromer to Felbrigg Hall, shown on post medieval maps.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG13NE
Civil Parish FELBRIGG, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

November 2006. Walkover Survey.
Felbrigg Estate Woodland Archaeological Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey. Great Wood, Site 17:
A double banked feature aligned east-west. The southern feature is a 3m spread bank up to 0.3m high, the other, 8m to the north is truncated by a track and is a variable bank/south-facing scarp up to 0.4m high.
This corresponds to a section of a public road from Cromer to Felbrigg Hall, shown on maps from 1797 (S1) to 1843 (S2).
See report (S3) for further details.
J. Allen (NLA), 25 May 2007. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 August 2015.

  • <S1> Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
  • <S2> Map: 1843. Tithe Map.
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Cushion, B. 2006. Felbrigg Estate. Great Wood (East) & Smith's Rough. Woodland Archaeological Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey. Brian Cushion Archaeological & Cartographical Surveyor.

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Record last edited

Feb 17 2023 11:38AM

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