NHER 61570 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Former earthworks of mounds of uncertain archaeological date and significance

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Summary

The former earthworks of two low mounds, may be visible on historic aerial photographs. One of the mounds was identified on the ground in 1997 and interpreted as a possible barrow. However the aerial photographs may indicate that these earthworks relate to either recent military activity or agricultural practices. Inspection of the 0.5m resolution Lidar data reveals earthworks relating to a radial pig farm and the mound in the area of features mapped from the historic aerial photographs would seem to be related to this recent activity.

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Map sheet TL79SE
Civil Parish WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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December 1997. Field Observation [1].
The area was visited following communication by Mark Summers (Suffolk Archaeological Unit) indicating the presence of a possible mound.
A low mound was observed in the south-east corner of the field.
Possibly a barrow? at 14m OD.
D. Gurney (NLA), 9 December 1997.
This feature was previously recorded under NHER 21899.
Amended H. Hamilton (HES), 03 June 2020.

February 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The former earthworks of two low mounds may be visible on historic aerial photographs (S1-S3). One of these mounds appears to correspond to the feature observed and interpreted as a possible barrow in 1997. However the aerial photographs may indicate that these earthworks relate to either recent military activity or agricultural practices.
Inspection of the 0.5m resolution Lidar data (S4) reveals earthworks relating to a radial pig farm and the mound in the area of features mapped from the historic aerial photographs would seem to be related to this recent activity.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 24 February 2017.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/LA/227 FP 2134-2135 17-APR-1945 (HEA Original Print).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/101 RV 6271-6273 30-MAR-1946 (HEA Original Print).
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1801 RP 3121-3122 25-OCT-1946 (HEA Original Print).
  • <S4> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Lynford Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).

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Jan 31 2022 12:49PM

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