Monument record HNS 010 - Thorpes Hill
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Summary
1880s: rectilinear sided earthwork bank shown in field (?meadow) adjoining Belstead Brook.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1020 4355 (265m by 192m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14SW |
| Civil Parish | HINTLESHAM, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Rectilinear sided earthwork bank shown in field (?meadow) adjoining Belstead (or Spark) Brook on OS 6 inch & 1:2,500 maps. Earthworks do not continue to SW beyond field boundary - ?ploughed out (S1)(S4). In 1920/1921 described as `traces of an early British encampment' (S3)(R1). Not shown on 1974 1:10000 map - all field boundaries now gone (S2). Earlier maps not checked.
Note socketed axe fragment from this area - see HNS 022.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF12648 (No record type): OS, 1:10560 map, TM 14 SW, circa 1958.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S3).
- <R1> SSF5066 (No record type): Deane Miss, Hintlesham Church Magazine, 1920/1921.
- <S2> SSF12568 (No record type): OS, 1:10000, TM 14 SW, 1974.
- <S3> SSF10615 (No record type): Lorford, A.. Lorford Mrs A, letter to SAU, 1990.
- <S4> SSF50026 Map: OS. OS Map. OS, 1:2,500 map, 1926.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Sep 23 2014 3:32PM