Monument record ADT 029 - Probable Bronze Age round barrow.

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Summary

Probable Bronze Age round barrow, Alderton parish

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 3288 4112 (26m by 24m)
Map sheet TM34SW
Civil Parish ALDERTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Ring ditch cropmark - circa 20m diameter, traversed by curved field boundary (?) (S1).
A possible Bronze Age round barrow can be seen showing as a cropmark of a ring ditch on the photograph mentioned above centred on TM 32864112. The ring ditch is 21m in diameter and is cut by a curvilinear ditch which may be part of a Prehistoric or Roman trackway (ADT 003). (S2)
See ADT 003 for the nearby Prehistoric or Roman settlement site.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP (BNL108) 22-JUN-1973.
  • <M1> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP (BNL108) 22-JUN-1973.
  • <S2> Verbal communication: Newsome, S.. 2001 -. Suffolk Coastal NMP Project. Sarah Newsome.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Apr 24 2018 2:24PM

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