NHER 66781 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Defensive ditch surrounding Brampton Roman town

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A polygonal defensive ditch surrounding Brampton Roman town is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The cropmarks were previously recorded as part of NHER 1124, and information covering other work at the site (excavations, geophysical surveys, etc) remains in that record. The enclosure broadly forms a hexagon, but its circuit is incomplete; its northeastern side may have been formed by the former course of the river. Traces of a narrower inner circuit, perhaps a palisade, are visible in places. A clear entrance on the eastern side corresponds with a road leading from the southwest (NHER 66783).

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Map sheet TG22SW
Civil Parish BRAMPTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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September 2023. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
A polygonal defensive ditch surrounding Brampton Roman town is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1-S4). The cropmarks were previously recorded as part of NHER 1124, and information covering other work at the site (excavations, geophysical surveys, etc) remains in that record. The enclosure broadly forms a hexagon, but its circuit is incomplete; its northeastern side may have been formed by the former course of the river. Traces of a narrower inner circuit, perhaps a palisade, are visible in the western corner. A clear entrance on the eastern side corresponds with a road leading from the southwest (NHER 66783). For further discussion, see the project report (S5).
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 6 September 2023.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. MAL/76053 V 136 29-JUN-1976.
  • <S2> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TG2223/AGM 17-JUL-1986 (NLA 180/DBS20).
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 01-JUL-2006 ACCESSED 05-JAN-2023.
  • <S4> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd and Getmapping Plc. unknown. Aerial Photography for Great Britain (APGB) Orthophotographs. https://www.apgb.co.uk. Bluesky International Ltd APGB Imagery TG2223 28-AUG-2017.
  • <S5> Monograph: Powell, J. and Tremlett, S.. 2023. Aylsham and Brampton Aerial Investigation and Mapping Project, Norfolk. Historic England Research Report Series. 24/2023. pp 81-82.

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Oct 26 2023 11:52AM

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