NHER 51351 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Extraction pit and possible wood boundary

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Summary

An irregular pit depicted on Ordnance Survey maps was located during an earthwork survey in Oak Wood in 2007. A linear depression running to the pit from the south and apparently truncated by the pit was also identified. This linear ditch is likely a former boundary of Oak Wood, while the pit was later cut for extraction purposes. No dating evidence has been recovered for either feature.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG14SW
Civil Parish UPPER SHERINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

January 2007. Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey.
Oak Wood Site 16:
An irregular pit and a linear depression were identified during an earthwork survey of Oak Wood, Crackling Hill, and Sheringham Wood. The pit is depicted on Ordanace Survey maps, incluidng the First Edition map (S2). The ditch leads to the pit from the south and is terraced into an east-facing slope. Its width varies from 3m to 7m and it survives to a depth of 1m. The ditch is likely the remains of a former boundary of Oak Wood. No dating evidence was recovered, but the extraction pit appears to truncate the boundary.
Information from (S1).
H. Hamilton (NLA), 20 March 2008.

  • <S1> Unpublished Contractor Report: Cushion, B. 2008. Sheringham Park. Ancient Woodland Archaeological Earthwork Rapid Identification Survey. Brian Cushion Archaeological & Cartographical Surveyor.
  • <S2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.

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Record last edited

Mar 5 2025 11:33AM

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