NHER 54552 (Monument record) - Earthwork banks and ditches possibly related to medieval settlement

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Summary

Several undated earthwork banks and ditches are visible on aerial photographs on land to the north of the Little Ouse River, Brettenham. It is possible that they, along with cropmarks visible to the south (NHER 54550), may be related to the proposed deserted medieval settlement of Little Snarehill (NHER 5965).

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Map sheet	TL88SE
Civil Parish	BRETTENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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December 2010. Norfolk NMP.
Several undated earthwork banks and ditches are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2) on land to the north of the Little Ouse River, Brettenham. They are centred on TL 8895 8084 and consist of several linear earthwork banks with ditches beside them. It is possible that they, along with cropmarks visible to the south (NHER 54550), may be related to the proposed deserted medieval settlement of Little Snarehill (NHER 5965).
E. Bales (NMP), 29 December 2010.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF79354 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. RAF CPE/UK/1801 4292 25-OCT-1946 (NHER TL88890A).
<S2> SNF79352 Vertical Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1959. RAF 58/2688 0226-7 25-JAN-1959 (NMR).

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Record last edited

May 29 2025 9:11AM