NHER 68249 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Cropmarks of linear and rectilinear ditches of unknown date

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Summary

A linear ditch and a rectilinear ditch, both of unknown date, are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The linear ditch could feasibly relate to a post medieval or modern drain or to a post medieval field boundary. The rectilinear ditch may relate to a separate phase of activity, but this too is uncertain.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF91NW
Civil Parish	BEESTON WITH BITTERING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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May 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project (volunteer strand).
A linear ditch and a rectilinear ditch, both of unknown date, are visible as cropmarks on Google Earth aerial photography from 2006 (S1). The linear ditch could feasibly relate to a post medieval or modern drain or to a post medieval field boundary. The rectilinear ditch may relate to a separate phase of activity, but this too is uncertain.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 23 May 2024.

Associated Sources (1)

<S1> SNF71335 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 02-JUL-2006 Accessed 23-MAY-2024.