Monument record SUE 029 - Captains Wood

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Summary

Ancient woodland named Captain’s Wood. Various earthworks of uncertain date and significance are visible within it on aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 42373 54166 (1147m by 1437m)
Map sheet TM45SW
Civil Parish SUDBOURNE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Ancient woodland as defined in (S1). For details of history and earthworks see (S1), The Suffolk Wildlife Trust, English Nature, the County Council Countryside section and various other Oliver Rackham works including (R1)
Also see SUE 107 (undated quarries formerly also numbered SUE 029 in error).

December 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
Earthworks are visible on aerial photographs and lidar (S2)-(S4), within the area of ancient woodland described above. Their date and significance is unknown; they have not been mapped.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 7th December 2015.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Nature Conservancy Council. June 1992. Suffolk Inventory of Ancient Woodland (provisional).
  • <R1> Bibliographic reference: Rackham, O.. 1988. Medieval Woods.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/1674 F21 0130-0132 04-MAR-1955 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/1033 V 0099-0101 23-FEB-1953 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S4> LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR TM4253 Environment Agency 2m DTM 30-NOV-2010.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jun 28 2021 9:03PM

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