NHER 52399 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks of undated linear bank and ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FELTHORPE, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
November 2009. Norfolk NMP.
Linear ditches and banks are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2) on land within Gilham’s Heath Plantation, Felthorpe, centred on TG 1509 1748.
It is difficult to be certain of their origin, as they appear to be relatively fresh and recent, and as there are other modern quarry earthworks visible just over 500m to the east (S3), it is possible that they relate to modern extraction. However, their morphology is unlike the more characteristic quarry pits to the east, as they form a series of parallel ditches, with a maximum width of 4m and a maximum length of 75m, the southern ditches, centred around TG 1506 1742, having banks in between.
It is possible that they relate instead to the post medieval plantation that is visible in this area from the 1st Edition Tithe Map (S4), and which has been recently cleared (S1).
E. Bales (NMP), November 2009.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF72508 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. RAF 106G/LA/218 (FP) 1009-10 15-APR-1945 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF72509 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1964. RAF 58/6112 (F42) 0062-3 01-JAN-1964 (NMR).
- <S3> SNF72510 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1964. RAF 58/6112 (F43) 0062-3 01-JAN-1964 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF72462 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1887. Ordnance Survey first edition 6 inch (1887-1891) Sheet L.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Oct 28 2025 11:04AM