OS One-Inch Old Series / First Edition Map Viewer (Sheet 66)

Ordnance Survey One-Inch First Edition Old Map of Norfolk: Old Series map of OS Old Series Map Sheet 66 (Norfolk with Norwich).

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Old Series Map Index

 

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Landscape and Archaeological Assessment

Landscape Classification

This sheet represents a coastal downland landscape, characterised by East Kent Channel coast, chalk downs, dry valleys, harbour and Roman/medieval route convergence.

Archaeological Landscape

The primary archaeological theme is East Kent Roman road, coastal harbour, downland ridgeway and crossing archaeology. Enhanced prediction from Roman-road, ridgeway, hillfort/enclosure, villa/estate, road-convergence, coastal, marsh-edge and river-crossing logic.

High Visibility Locations

Folkestone Harbour / Coastal Node, Elham Valley Route Belt

Terrain Archaeology

The terrain is interpreted using hachures. Relief is represented by hachures, allowing inference of ridgeways, high points, spur ends, valley approaches and likely route/crossing logic.

Main Geographic Information

Sheet LXVI / N° LXVI is visible in the upper-right margin and the sheet number 66 is visible at lower-left. Large NORFOLK lettering is visible across the sheet and Norwich is identifiable as the large urban centre in the right-centre portion. Bounds are reconstructed from adjacent-sheet geometry, county lettering, settlement pattern and visible rivers/roads; graticule labels are faint.

Main Landscape Features

Sheet 66 shows a mixed area of coastal downland East Kent Channel coast, chalk downs, dry valleys, harbour and Roman/medieval route convergence . The map is useful for studying early 19th Century historic settlement patterns, Roman road alignments, early archaeological site indentification, how roads, old tracks, lanes and paths, villages, waterways and field systems related to the wider nineteenth-century landscape.

Main Geographic Features

Archaeological Predictions

Archaeological Hotspots

Folkestone Harbour / Coastal Node is interpreted as a harbour, coastal route and Roman/medieval activity landscape. Elham Valley Route Belt is interpreted as a Roman/medieval valley route and settlement corridor landscape. North Downs Ridge/Lookout Belt is interpreted as a ridgeway, enclosure, beacon and barrow potential landscape.

Historic Routes, Crossings and Connections

Folkestone-Dover coastal route is interpreted as a coastal Roman/medieval route. Historic crossing points where roads, trackways or routeways converge on significant water features are widely recognised as archaeological hotspots. Crossing points often acted as gateways within the historic landscape. Because movement was channelled through these locations, archaeological evidence may occur both at the crossing itself and along the routes leading towards it, forming broader zones of archaeological potential rather than isolated sites.Hythe-Folkestone-Dover coastal corridor is interpreted as a coastal route. Historic crossing points where roads, trackways or routeways converge on significant water features are widely recognised as archaeological hotspots. Crossing points often acted as gateways within the historic landscape. Because movement was channelled through these locations, archaeological evidence may occur both at the crossing itself and along the routes leading towards it, forming broader zones of archaeological potential rather than isolated sites.Elham-Folkestone valley corridor is interpreted as a valley route. Historic crossing points where roads, trackways or routeways converge on significant water features are widely recognised as archaeological hotspots. Crossing points often acted as gateways within the historic landscape. Because movement was channelled through these locations, archaeological evidence may occur both at the crossing itself and along the routes leading towards it, forming broader zones of archaeological potential rather than isolated sites.

Historic Gateways and Crossing Places

Folkestone coastal stream/harbour crossing is a harbour/stream crossing. Hythe coastal crossing fringe is a marsh/coastal crossing.

Main Places