NHER 54486 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of unknown but pre-medieval date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COSTESSEY, NORWICH, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Cropmarks of unknown but pre-medieval date. Some of these cropmarks were previously recorded under NHER 7889 (now NHER 35726).
June 1949.
Linear cropmarks seen in corn.
Information from member of the public [1].
30 April 1986. Field Observation.
Examination of pipe trench for Costessey Heigham Water Transfer Main. No trace of cropmarks. See NHER 35726 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 June 2014.
15 October 1993. NLA aerial photography.
Area of site visible, however cropmarks are not clear.
H. Clare (NLA), 19 February 2001.
September 2010. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks of undated ditches and former field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs to the south of the Marriott’s Way at Costessey (S1-S2). The site is centred on TG 1817 1237 and some of these cropmarks were previously recorded under NHER 7889. Finds in this general area include prehistoric, Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and medieval material (NHER 17254, 17997, 35726, 35728 & 34875). It is therefore possible that the cropmarks relate to one or more of these periods, although a pre-medieval date is most likely given the lack of relationship between the ditches and the surrounding field layout.
S. Horlock (NMP), 07 September 2010.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF10824 Aerial Photograph: RAF. RAF 106G/UK 1636 3154-5.
- --- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Costessey - NHER 7889.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. NHER 7889.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 11 SE 13.
- <S1> SNF77819 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF 106G/UK/1636 3154-5 09-JUL-1946 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF77820 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92338 204-5 11-JUN-1992 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 24 2025 10:17AM