NHER 66988 (Cropmark and Earthwork) - Site of a possible boundary ditch of an unknown, but possible medieval to post medieval date
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF90NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
September 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
An earthwork curvilinear ditch (since levelled) of an unknown, but possible medieval to post medieval date is seen on aerial photographs (S1). The date and function of the feature is unknown. It is possible that the feature may have related to a medieval to post medieval field boundary or drainage ditch. The feature is in close proximity (approximately 77m) to a medieval moat (NHER 1037) to the west and in close proximity to West Bradenham Hall (NHER 8718) and Park (NHER 51552) to the east. It is possible that the ditch could have related to either the moat or the park. Although it is equally possible that features are unrelated. The ditch can be seen well as an earthwork on S1. The ditch is presumed to have been levelled as the feature is not visible on later subsequent sources such as the recent (2017) visualised lidar data (S2).
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 12 September 2023.
Associated Sources (2)
- <S1> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/52 V 5024-5025 31-JAN-1946.
- <S2> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF90NW DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Sep 18 2025 9:25AM