NHER 62616 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Undated levelled bank

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Summary

A fragmented bank of an unknown date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs. The bank can be seen as an earthwork in the 1940s and has been levelled by the 1950s. The large bank was fragmented into five parts and was most likely a former boundary bank, possibly post-medieval in date. The bank is in close proximity to Second World War military activity (NHER 62618).

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Map sheet	TL79NE
Civil Parish	DIDLINGTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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November 2018. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A fragmented bank of an unknown date is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (S1). The bank can be seen as an earthwork in the 1940s (S1) and has been levelled by the 1950s (S2). The large bank was fragmented into five parts and was most likely a former boundary bank, possibly post-medieval in date. The bank is in close proximity to Second World War military activity (NHER 62618).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 14 November 2018.

Associated Sources (2)

<S1> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/101 RV 6096-6097 30-MAR-1946 (HEA Original Print).
<S2> SNF94127 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/82/1204 F21 0172-0173 02-JUN-1955 (HEA Original Print).

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Record last edited

Jan 18 2021 5:12PM