NHER 67791 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthworks (now levelled) of possible ridge and furrow of post medieval date

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Summary

Possible ridge and furrow, probably of post medieval date, is visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs. Its identification is not certain, and the ridges could instead relate to drainage or be temporary agricultural marks. More recent aerial photographs and visualised lidar show that the earthworks have been levelled.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91SW
Civil Parish GRESSENHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

December 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Possible ridge and furrow, probably of post medieval date, is visible as earthworks on 1940s aerial photographs (S1-S2). Its identification is not certain, and the ridges could instead relate to drainage or be temporary agricultural marks. More recent visualised lidar data (S3) and aerial photographs (S4) show that the earthworks have been levelled.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 8 December 2023.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. HISTORIC ENGLAND ARCHIVE RAF/D/M/226 VE 0042 25-MAR-1942.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. HISTORIC ENGLAND ARCHIVE RAF/3G/TUD/UK/100 V 5345 30-MAR-1946.
  • <S3> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF91SW DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
  • <S4> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 22-APR-2021 Accessed 08-DEC-2023.

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Sep 5 2025 1:47PM

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