NHER 52118 (Monument) - Earthworks of possible ridge and furrow

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Summary

Several parallel linear bank and ditch features are visible as slight earthworks on aerial photographs of land to the north of Whitlingham Lane, Trowse with Newton. It is possible that these features represent former ridge and furrow, although they may have performed a drainage function, on land sloping gently towards the river Yare.

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Map sheet	TG20NE
Civil Parish	TROWSE WITH NEWTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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June 2009. Norfolk NMP.
Several parallel linear bank and ditch features are visible as slight earthworks on aerial photographs (S1)-(S3), centred at TG 2499 0751. It is possible that these features represent former ridge and furrow, although they may have performed a drainage function, on land sloping gently towards the river Yare.
The majority of the ditch features appear to be spaced between 7m and 9m apart, and they are on a northwest-southeast alignment.
E. Bales (NMP), 01 June 2009.

Associated Sources (3)

<S1> SNF71880 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1947. RAF CPE/UK/2050 5257-8 06-MAY-1947 (NMR).
<S2> SNF71881 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1951. RAF 58/700 (Vp3) 5034-5 31-MAY-1951 (NMR).
<S3> SNF71882 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1951. RAF 58/700 (Vp3) 5138-9, 5085-6 31-MAY-1951 (NMR).