NHER 62037 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Undated mound and/or bank(s)
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL89SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LYNFORD, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
May 2019. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme [1].
Two sections of parallel bank, one of which could instead be a long mound, are visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs (S1)-(S2). Neither is dated, but the northernmost feature at least appears relatively fresh and well defined on the 1940s aerial photographs; the southern feature is less clear. They could be part of post-medieval boundary banks; although the banks themselves are not depicted, the southernmost bank continues the line of a boundary depicted on historical Ordnance Survey maps. If the northernmost bank is instead a mound, its function is uncertain but it could again be of post-medieval date. It could equally be of modern origin, perhaps related to 20th century military activity in the area. An irregular, poorly defined mound remains visible at the site on imagery from a lidar survey flown in 2015 (S3).
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 3 May 2019.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1801 RS 4114-4115 25-OCT-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1918 RP 3202-3203 09-JAN-1947 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SNF94129 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Lynford Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUN-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- MOUND? (Unknown date)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BOUNDARY BANK? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- MOUND? (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1540 AD? to 2100 AD?)
- MOUND? (World War One - 1914 AD? to 1918 AD?)
- MOUND? (World War Two - 1939 AD? to 1945 AD?)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Feb 5 2021 3:39PM