NHER 8152 (Monument record) - Undated possible watercourse

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Summary

An area of black soil marks the possible course of a former stream, possibly the 'Black Dyke' shown on a map of 1585. A paleochannel is certainly visible in this area on aerial photographs.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG21SE
Civil Parish GREAT AND LITTLE PLUMSTEAD, BROADLAND, NORFOLK
Civil Parish RACKHEATH, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

Black soil filling area, possible stream bed, water lies in wet weather.
Sand on edge from railway to Salhouse Road.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Is this the 'Black Dyke' marked on (S1)?
E. Rose (NAU).

November 2008. Norfolk NMP.
A paleochannel is visible on aerial photographs (S2) of the area, stretching for approximately 1km, oriented roughly east west and in the same position as the stream bed described above.
E. Bales (NMP), 17 November 2008.

December 2006-January 2007. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Area 9).
Although the strip examined crossed the probable line of this feature no potentially associated anomalies were detected.
See report (S3) and NHER 63454 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 June 2019.

March-June 2009. Geophysical Survey.
Magnetometer survey on proposed line of the Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Site G1).
Several weak linear anomalies identified close to the pond in the centre of the field were seen as potentially evidence for an east-to-west aligned palaeochannel, although it is noted that they could also be the result of former agricultural practices.
See report (S4) and NHER 63454 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 June 2019.

April-August 2015. Trial Trenching.
Evaluation of site on proposed line of Norwich Northern Distributor Road (Field G1).
Nothing that could be associated with this palaeolochannel was recorded.
See report (S5) and NHER 63454 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 16 June 2019.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Plumstead, Great and Little.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Map: 1589. Mousehold Heath.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1976. MAL 76053 0092 29-JUN-1976 (NMR).
  • <S3> Unpublished Contractor Report: Sabin, D. and Donaldson, K. 2007. Northern Distributor Route, Norwich. Magnetometer Survey. Archaeological Surveys. 168.
  • <S4> Unpublished Contractor Report: Railton, M. 2009. Geophysical Surveys of the Proposed Route of the Norwich Northern Distributor Road, Norfolk. North Pennines Archaeology. 868/09.
  • <S5> Unpublished Contractor Report: Pooley, A., Phillips, T., Haskings, A. and Nicholls, K. 2015. Norwich Northern Distributor Road (NNDR) and Heath Farm. Archaeological Evaluation Report. Oxford Archaeology East. 1779.

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Record last edited

Aug 6 2019 10:14AM

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