NHER 63261 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Possible post medieval boundary bank

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Summary

An earthwork bank possibly dating to the post medieval period is visible on visualised lidar data. The bank is aligned approximately east-west and most likely relates to a former boundary or plantation bank recorded on the Frist and Second edition Ordnance Survey maps. The probable boundary bank is similar to further boundary banks recorded in close relation (NHER 63262 and NHER 63257).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL79SE
Civil Parish CRANWICH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

April 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
An earthwork bank possibly dating to the post medieval period is visible on visualised lidar data (S1). The bank is aligned approximately east-west and most likely relates to a former boundary or plantation bank recorded on the Frist and Second edition Ordnance Survey maps (S2-S3). The probable boundary bank is similar to further boundary banks recorded in close relation (NHER 63262 and NHER 63257).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 1st April 2019.

  • <S1> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Various. LIDAR Airborne Survey. LIDAR Weeting Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
  • <S2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.
  • <S3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-7. Ordnance Survey second edition 25 inch (1902-7) map. 25 inches to 1 mile.

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Record last edited

Sep 12 2025 8:12AM

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