NHER 50999 (Monument record) - Site of linear and curvilinear ditches of possible late prehistoric date.

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Summary

Linear and curvilinear ditches of possible late prehistoric date are visible on aerial photographs. While the date of the features is uncertain, a possible late prehistoric origin is suggested by their similarity to another curvilinear ditch (NHER 50998) located 200m to the northwest, with which this site may be associated. They are also similar in nature to the ditches of a possible Iron Age to Roman field system NHER 50744) situated approximately 1.7km to the northeast.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG21SE
Civil Parish SPROWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

October 2008. Norfolk NMP.
Linear nd curvilinear ditches of possible late prehistoric date were visible on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2), centred at TG 2615 1189.
The features appear to consist of a pair of parallel ditches, approximately 6m apart running roughly northwest-southeast, which are partially overlain by a pair of curving east-west linear ditches, approximately 12m apart. Two shorter lengths of east-west ditch are visible either side of the southernmost ditch.
These features may be related to the curving ditch features recorded as NHER 50998, centred approximately 200m to the north-west, as these features are similar in character, and as such have been tentatively assigned a late prehistoric date, although it may be worth noting that Early-Middle Saxon and medieval finds were recovered nearby (NHER 25895). They are also similar in nature to the ditches of a possible Iron Age to Roman field system NHER 50744) situated approximately 1.7km to the northeast.
E. Bales (NMP), 4 November 2008.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1143 5030-31 29-JAN-1946 (NMR).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1254 6015-16 20-MAR-1946 (NMR).

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2012 2:45PM

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