NHER 50496 (Monument record) - Undated possible ditch

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Summary

A fieldwalking and metal-detecting survey undertaken in 2007 recovered no diagnostic finds. A subsequent geophysical survey of this area identified a single probable ditch that appears to continue the line of a series of linear cropmarks recorded to the north-west (NHER 52380). These cropmarks are thought to represent the remains of a trackway of possible Iron Age or Roman date.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG11NE
Civil Parish TAVERHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

2004-2005. Desk-based Assessment.
Archaeological assessment of western route options for Norwich Northern Distributor Road.
See reports (S1) and (S2) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 July 2019.

March 2007. Systematic Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey.
Field survey on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Field 7).
No diagnostic finds were recovered.
See reports (S3) and (S4) for further details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 16 September 2009.

April 2012-April 2013. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Block 8).
This survey identified a weak north-west to south-east aligned linear anomaly at the eastern edge of the field. This probable ditch would appear to continue the line of a series of similarly-aligned cropmarks to the north-west that are thought to represent the remains of a trackway of possible Iron Age or Roman date (NHER 52380).
The majority of the other anomalies identified in this area were of probable agricultural or geological origin. Scattered discrete dipolar anomalies are typical of the responses caused by modern ferrous debris.
See report (S5) for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 4 August 2015. Amended 9 May 2019.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2005. A Desk-based Assessment for a Stage 2 Environmental Assessment Norwich Northern Distributor Road (western routes). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1031.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2005. A Desk-based Assessment for a Stage 2 Environmental Assessment Norwich Northern Distributor Road (western and eastern routes: revised). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 1065.
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Trimble, G. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route. Fieldwalking and metal detector survey - Interim statement. NAU Archaeology. 1213.
  • <S4> Unpublished Contractor Report: Morgan, S. and Hoggett, R. 2008. Norwich Northern Distributor Route: Fieldwalking and Metal-detecting Survey. NAU Archaeology. 1369.
  • <S5> Unpublished Contractor Report: Harrison, S. and Webb, A. 2013. Norwich Northern Distributor Road, Norwich, Norfolk. Geophysical Survey. Archaeological Services WYAS. 2545.

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Record last edited

Oct 22 2025 4:39PM

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