NHER 68514 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Site of possible medieval to post medieval boundary or drainage ditches

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Summary

The earthworks of probable medieval to post medieval boundary ditches are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. The earthworks of one of the possible boundaries is visible on the relatively recent (2017) visualised lidar data and likely still survives as a low earthwork. The second possible boundary is not visible on the visualised lidar data and is presumed to have been levelled. Although the features may relate to medieval to post medieval boundaries, the possibility that the features could relate to post medieval drainage ditches cannot be ruled out.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF90NE
Civil Parish SHIPDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

May 2024. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
The earthworks of probable medieval to post medieval boundary ditches are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946 (S1). The earthworks of one of the possible boundaries (centred at approximately TF 9819 0942) is visible on the relatively recent (2017) visualised lidar data (S2) and likely still survives as a low earthwork. The second possible boundary (centred at approximately TF 9827 0940) is not visible on the visualised lidar data and is presumed to have been levelled. The features may relate to former medieval to post medieval field boundaries. Although the features may relate to medieval to post medieval boundaries, the possibility that the features could relate to post medieval drainage ditches cannot be ruled out. The features are not recorded on the readily accessible historic maps such as S3 and S4.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 29 May 2024.

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/52 V 5016-5017 31-JAN-1946.
  • <S2> LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF90NE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
  • <S3> Map: Pratt & Son, Norwich. 1846. Shipdham tithe map.
  • <S4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560.

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Record last edited

Aug 19 2025 10:30AM

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