Monument record SUT 229 - Undated linear and curvilinear cropmarks and earthworks of ditches and banks, possible field system and warren banks

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Summary

Undated linear and curvilinear cropmarks and earthworks of ditches and banks are visible on aerial photographs on land to the west of Woodbridge airfield, which may represent a possible former field system and warren banks.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 3165 4852 (641m by 386m)
Map sheet TM34NW
Civil Parish SUTTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

June 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
Undated linear and curvilinear cropmarks and earthworks of ditches and banks are visible on aerial photographs (S1)-(S6) on land to the west of Woodbridge airfield, within an area of World War Two anti-glider ditches (SHER SUT 105). These former earthworks and cropmarks may represent a possible former field system and warren banks for rabbit management, but it is also possible that they represent features from the early part of the Second World War. The possible sub-circular feature centred on TM 3184 4849 was considered more likely to be a warren boundary bank than a ring ditch of any sort.
It is therefore possible that they relate to post medieval or earlier tracks or boundaries, but they may also relate to World War Two activity. The features were mapped from an imperfectly rectified image, and their location must also be viewed with some caution.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 18th June 2015.

Sources/Archives (7)

  • --- Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph.
  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC132 V 5031-5032 30-DEC-1943 (EHA Laser Copy).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. US/7PH/GP/LOC288 PORT 12015-12016 19-APR-1944 (EHA Laser Copy).
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/759 FS 2047-2048 02-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S4> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RP 3114-3115 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print.
  • <S5> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RS 4060-4062 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S6> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Airmap71 31 3171198-3171199 11-APR-1971 (Print).

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Record last edited

Dec 10 2015 5:06PM

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