Monument record RMS 062 - Cropmarks of ring ditch, potentially a Bronze Age round barrow

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Summary

The cropmarks of a ring ditch are visible on aerial photographs. It seems most likely that this ring ditch represent the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, although it is also feasible that it represents a roundhouse or agricultural associated with the surrounding field system and other cropmarks recorded under RMS 006.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 3158 4201 (15m by 16m)
Map sheet TM34SW
Civil Parish RAMSHOLT, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

April 2016. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme.
The cropmarks of a ring ditch are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). It seems most likely that this ring ditch represent the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, although it is also feasible that it represents a roundhouse or agricultural associated with the surrounding field system and other cropmarks recorded under RMS 006.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 20th April 2016.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service CUCAP BHX89 15-JUN-1976 (Print).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 25-MAY-2011 ACCESSED 05-MAR-2016 (Digital).

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Apr 29 2016 10:04AM

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