Monument record STN 067 - Site of post medieval to modern boundary bank and ditch at High Lodge Visitor Centre

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Summary

The earthworks of a post medieval to modern bank and ditch were levelled following archaeological monitoring. The levelled feature corresponds to a boundary depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 81134 85077 (17m by 20m)
Map sheet TL88NW
Civil Parish SANTON DOWNHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (5)

Full Description

November 2002: Two trenches were excavated by machine across two separate systems of banks at High Lodge Visitor Centre in order to establish their archaeological date and nature before they were levelled. One system is thought to be associated with a Warreners Lodge and be Med in origin (STN 068). The second bank and ditch, STN 067, was found to be modern although it may have followed an earlier system which was not located due to the limited scale of the trenching (S1). The 1880s OS map shows the line as the boundary between the field edge and a plantation (Square Plantation) to the east.

October 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The post medieval to modern boundary bank described above, now levelled, is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map (S2), and is also visible on 1940s aerial photographs such as (S3). It has not been mapped by the project.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 27th October 2017.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> Excavation archive: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Excavation Report. SCCAS, Tester A, No 2002/120.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
  • <S2> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map.
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1557 RS 4005-4006 07-JUN-1946 (HEA Original Print).

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 14 2022 1:56PM

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