NHER 68248 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Low earthwork of probable medieval to post medieval boundary bank or road/trackway

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Summary

A probable medieval to post medieval boundary bank is visible as a low earthwork on visualised lidar data, from a survey flown in 2017. As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently, it is probable that the earthwork still survives. The bank may be a former field boundary, but is relatively wide, and could alternatively be the remnants of a road or track. It also lies close to the parish boundary, and could be associated with this in some way.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91NE
Civil Parish GRESSENHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

May 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project (volunteer strand).
A probable medieval to post medieval boundary bank is visible as a low earthwork on visualised lidar data, from a survey flown in 2017 (S1). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently, it is probable that the earthwork still survives. The bank may be a former field boundary, but is relatively wide, and could alternatively be the remnants of a road or track. It also lies close to the parish boundary (to its north), and could be associated with this in some way. Other earthwork banks visible in the vicinity on the same source correlate with post medieval field boundaries depicted on 19th and early 20th century maps (such as the Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 25 inch map, S2) and have not been recorded.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 23 May 2024.

  • <S1> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF91NE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
  • <S2> 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 17 2025 1:26PM

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