NHER 50975 (Monument record) - Earthworks of ditches and boundaries of probable medieval date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BYLAUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
March 2008. Norfolk NMP.
The possible earthworks of ditches and boundaries of probable medieval date are visible on aerial photographs (S1) on grassland to the immediate south of Bylaugh Park (NHER 30496) and the River Wensum. The site is centred on TG 0325 1836. It is possible that these are associated the medieval settlement thought to be located to the immediate north of this area (NHER 11524).
The site consists of a group of low earthworks and vegetation marks located on an undulating area of grassland that forms the lower slopes of the Wensum valley side. The clearest component of the site is a series of curvilinear arrangement of double ditched boundaries running along the base of the valley. The remainder of the site consists of fragmentary ditches. It is feasible that these formed tracks or droves for the management of stock grazing on the valley floor.
S. Massey (NMP), 03 March 2008.
Associated Sources (1)
- <S1> SNF69881 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS. 1988. BKS 0399-0400 07-AUG-1988 (NCC 3057-8).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 17 2022 2:02PM