NHER 61529 (Monument record) - Earthworks of an incomplete enclosure of unknown, but possible post-medieval date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL78NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
January 2016. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The earthworks of a possible enclosure of unknown, but possible medieval to post-medieval date, is visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3) and to a lesser extent on the 0.5m resolution Lidar data (S3). The site is possibly associated with the post-medieval extraction and industrial activity in this area, see NHER 17105 and NHER 32593.
The northern edge of this possible enclosure coincides with the edge of a large post-medieval extraction area (NHER 32593) and it is feasible that the enclosure bank actually represents a linear spread of upcast from the extraction. Although it is possible that they mound relates to the post-medieval extraction and industrial activity in this area, see NHER 17105.
The site of a possible barrow (NHER 61527), sits within the area of this earthwork enclosure although it most likely that the two sites are unrelated.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 24 January 2016.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 01-JAN-2005 ACCESSED 24-JAN-2017 (Digital).
- <S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-JUL-2006 ACCESSED 24-JAN-2017 (Digital).
- <S3> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Weeting Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Jul 23 2025 8:08AM