Monument record BLB 106 - Cropmark of ring ditch, probable windmill mound

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Summary

A ring ditch with probable internal mound and postholes is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs on land to the south of Blythburgh. It was considered most likely to be a post medieval windmill mound, although there is a small possibility that this feature could represent a Bronze Age round barrow.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 4611 7436 (50m by 51m)
Map sheet TM47SE
Civil Parish BLYTHBURGH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

January 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme..
A ring ditch with probable internal mound and postholes is visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1-S2) on land to the south of Blythburgh. It was considered most likely to be a post medieval windmill mound, although there is a small possibility that this feature could represent a Bronze Age round barrow.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 8th January 2015.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/6492 F42 0012-0013 27-AUG-1964 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/6492 F42 0051-0052 27-AUG-1964 (EHA Original Print).

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Feb 26 2015 11:48AM

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