NHER 66924 (Cropmark and Earthwork record) - Earthwork of medieval to post medieval field boundaries
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF81SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
June 2023. Wendling Beck and Fransham Aerial Investigation and Mapping (AIM) Project.
Field boundaries, most likely of a post medieval date, are visible as low earthworks on visualised lidar data (S1). As the lidar survey was flown relatively recently (2017) it is likely that the features still survive as low earthworks. Additional field boundaries are also visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S2). The features are not depicted on any readily accessible historical maps (such as the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map), but fit the same general pattern of enclosure, suggesting that although an earlier medieval origin for the features cannot be ruled out, they are generally of a post-medieval date.
J. Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 29 June 2023.
Associated Sources (3)
- <S1> SNF101413 LIDAR Airborne Survey: Environment Agency. Environment Agency LIDAR Data. National LIDAR Programme TF80NE & TF81SE DTM 1m 17 to 24-NOV-2017.
- <S2> SNF87690 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photography from the Historic England Archive. MAL/76046 V 008 22-JUN-1976.
- <S3> SNF53293 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1884-1891. Ordnance Survey Map. Six inches to the mile. First Edition. 1:10,560. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6" map.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (0)
Record last edited
Aug 21 2025 4:01PM