Monument record KNE 021 - Knettishall Heath

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Summary

Rectangular earthwork banked enclosure c.

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Grid reference Centred TL 9485 8030 (390m by 311m) Centred on
Map sheet TL98SW
Civil Parish KNETTISHALL, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Rectangular earthwork banked enclosure c.350m x 230m with slight outer ditch located in deciduous woodland on Knettishall Heath on north facing slope. Dimensions c.1.4m wide and 60cm high. Corresponds with `Heath Cover' on 1840 Tithe Map (S1), an area of isolated woodland within heathland. Woodland has since expanded to cover a large amount of the heath (S2). (Similar plantation enclosures at Elveden and KNE 019).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Map: 1840. Knettishall Tithe Map.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: map; Knettishall Heath Management Report, Sussams K, Oct 1995.
  • <S2> (No record type): SAU, Sussams K, Brecks Survey, March 1995.

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Aug 10 2016 2:13PM

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