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A few pieces of flint were picked up in field O.S.no. 0067, which had been ploughed, rolled and harrowed when it was walked in 1999.

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A few pieces of flint were picked up in field O.S.no. 0067, which had been ploughed, rolled and harrowed when it was walked in 1999.Five people, including three volunteers, walked the field from north to south and return, walking about 2.5m/3m apart. The flints were not diagnostic, they are listed in the Finds Book.

Condition: fair


A Heritage Impact Assessment (SNA69060 / ENA10084) and Geophysical Survey (SNA69061 / ENA10085) were commissioned in 2021 over the southern most area of the farmland either side of the River Aller, including this site. These were undertaken to assess the impact of "Stage 0 river restoration" project that aims to restore natural processes to a length of the River Aller as it flows northwest.

In summary the restoration proposals included:
- areas of excavation/ regrading to achieve a more varied landform across the flood plain
- areas of infilling of the channel with material won from excavations
- thinning of the riparian corridor vegetation and partial removal of a hedge bank
- replanting of a hedgerow along the line of a former hedgerow and additional planting within the wider site

In the HIA a 1km buffer around the site boundary was used as the study area to assess the known archaeological context of the site (event drawn on HBSMR as 1km from approx centre - see report for detailed area).

SNA69060 HIA
The proposals would alter the character of the river, but it is not considered that the changes would represent significant harm to the historic landscape character of the area, or to the setting of any designated heritage assets (see LVA).
The site has not been subject to archaeological investigation, so the potential for below-ground remains is not known. A geophysical survey was undertaken to address this.


SNA69060 Geophysical Survey - see ENA10085 for area covered
The survey identified ten groups of anomalies comprising 32 anomalies: a historic field boundary; a modern service pipe; two short linear anomalies probably associated with shallow ground disturbance and a palaeochannel; a possible pond or hollow probably associated with the formerly/periodically west ground either side of the river, 22 discrete anomalies probably indicative of natural features such as tree throws or geological variation; two areas of possible modern and magnetic disturbance or thermoremanent debris; and three modern features or deposits with metallic material. Geological variation on the site is associated with a possible band of geology but more likely former channels or flood plain of the River Aller.

It did not identify obviously significant archaeological remains, and historical features on the site have largely been removed of obscured from the geophysical record. This may indicate severe truncation of any buried archaeological resource, but is also a result of the underlying geology. Areas of magnetic or shallow disturbance on the site may also relate to the 19th-20th century management/utilization of the river across the site. Further archaeological mitigation is probably not warranted for this site, given the nature of the results and the proposed development.

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