NHER 54730 (Monument record) - Medieval to post medieval enclosure and field boundaries
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM09NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BESTHORPE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 2012. Norfolk NMP.
Several linear ditches and at least one possible enclosure are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1-S2) on land to the west of Walnut Tree Farm, Besthorpe.
A possible enclosure close to the street is visible, centred on TM 0710 9632, measuring approximately 31x 33m internally. It may be small enough to represent settlement, perhaps on the edge of Ravens Green shown on Faden’s map of 1797 (S3), with a possible field boundary/enclosure visible to the south, measuring 64m x up to 52m. It is difficult to be certain whether the other linear features represent field boundaries, or modern drainage ditches, but they have been mapped given their location and the site’s proximity to the moated site (NHER 9131) to the east.
E. Bales (NMP), 8th May 2012.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF83763 Vertical Aerial Photograph: USAAF. 1944. US/7PH/ GP/ LOC/264 5053 31-MAR-1944 (NMR).
- <S2> SNF83691 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D, NLA. 1977. NHER TM 0796A-B (NLA AKS10-11) 01-AUG-1977.
- <S3> SNF6047 Publication: Faden, W. and Barringer, J. C. 1989. Faden's Map of Norfolk in 1797.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
May 13 2020 3:01PM