NHER 50774 (Monument record) - Site of possible ditches of unknown date, southeast of Glebe Farm

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Summary

A group of possible ditches, of unknown date, is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Their orientation is at odds with that of the modern field pattern but is close to that of a trackway (NHER 50777) and field boundaries (NHER 50778) of probable prehistoric and/or Romano-British date visible 200m to the south. A similar date is possible for the ditches described here. Their archaeological origin, however, is uncertain; they could instead represent features of geological and/or recent agricultural origin.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG21NE
Civil Parish HORSTEAD WITH STANNINGHALL, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

January 2008. Norfolk NMP.
A group of possible ditches, of unknown date, is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 2591 1979. They could represent parts of field boundaries and/or trackways. Their orientation is at odds with that of the modern field pattern but is close to that of a trackway (NHER 50777) and field boundaries (NHER 50778) of probable prehistoric and/or Romano-British date visible 200m to the south. A similar date is possible for the ditches described here. Their archaeological origin, however, is uncertain, as there are numerous cropmarks of non-archaeological origin visible in this field, including those of a probable palaeochannel. It is possible that the ditches instead represent features of geological and/or recent agricultural origin.
S. Tremlett (NMP), 7 January 2008.

  • <S1> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1974. NHER TG 2519Y (NLA 14/ACZ16) 07-AUG-1974.
  • <S2> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1977. NHER TG 2519AK-AL (NLA 52/AKG7-8) 30-JUL-1977.
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1990. OS/90224 262-3 31-JUL-1990 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Oct 27 2010 3:09PM

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