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<< Other Photo Pages >> East Wretham Heath Earthwork - Misc. Earthwork in England in Norfolk

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 11 August 2009  Page Views: 3943

Multi-periodSite Name: East Wretham Heath Earthwork
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.427 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Norfolk Type: Misc. Earthwork

Map Ref: TL91278814
Latitude: 52.457707N  Longitude: 0.813718E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5
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Misc. Earthwork in Norfolk

"The monument comprises double parallel banks, both with outer accompanying ditches; there is a suggestion of a causeway across the outer ditch." - Pastscape monument no. 385587.
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TL9188 : Brandon 14 Km by Keith Evans
by Keith Evans
©2008(licence)
TL9188 : Old piece of road by Hugh Venables
by Hugh Venables
©2008(licence)
TL9188 : Hereward Way by Hugh Venables
by Hugh Venables
©2008(licence)
TL9188 : East Wretham Heath by Hugh Venables
by Hugh Venables
©2008(licence)
TL9187 : East Wretham Heath Nature Reserve by Bob Jones
by Bob Jones
©2007(licence)

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Re: East Wretham Heath Earthwork by limestonepavement on Thursday, 11 September 2014
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A site survey in 1996 found a clay lining to the central area. It was presumably intended to retain surface draining water and thus the Breckland Archaeological Survey concluded that the feature is a post-medieval pond for watering stock.
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    Re: East Wretham Heath Earthwork by limestonepavement on Thursday, 11 October 2018
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    Furthermore: This 'earthwork' lies alongside the (prehistoric) Harling Drove, an ancient cattle drove from Fenland and points West to the market of East Harling. The apparent semi-circular embankment probably encircles the clay based pond. Satellite imagery shows a trace area of waterlogged ground surrounding the whole pond. Within 0.1km are the several doline pools on Wretham Heath. Is it plausible that an existing small doline was (irrationally) clayed to retain water? The water levels of dolines rise and empty independently of rainfall as they lie over sink- holes.
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Re: East Wretham Heath Earthwork by limestonepavement on Monday, 14 June 2010
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The only feature I am aware of here is a round medieval fish pond, now drained. It lies in the field on the other side of the Thetford- Watton road from Wretham Heath.
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Re: East Wretham Heath Earthwork by coldrum on Wednesday, 12 May 2010
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