NHER 52076 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of field boundaries and ditches of unknown, but possible Roman date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG20SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWAINSTHORPE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
April 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks represent the remains of multiple phases of fragmentary ditches of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs to the north and northwest of Henstead Workhouse (NHER 9770), Swainsthorpe (S1-S4). The site is centred on TG 2124 0154. The cropmarks represent several phases of undated cropmarks, the majority of which are likely to represent the remains of former field boundaries. Finds in the general vicinity include Roman date material (NHER 40429) and it is possible that at least some of the ditches are Roman in date. It must be noted that an area of linear ditch-like cropmarks (S3) were omitted from the mapping in the area of TG 2116 0141 to the immediate north of the workhouse due to the probability they were part of the modern drainage scheme evident on the aerial photographs.
S. Horlock (NMP), 23 April 2009.
Associated Sources (4)
- <S1> SNF77947 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1965. MAL/65089 006-7 11-OCT-1965 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF72980 Vertical Aerial Photograph: BKS Surveys Limited. 1988. BKS 0908-9 14-AUG-1988 (NCC 3986-7).
- <S3> SNF77946 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1992. OS/92336 059-61 11-JUN-1992 (NMR).
- <S4> SNF76686 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1996. OS/96247 082-4 22-JUL-1996 (NMR).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jan 17 2025 5:36AM