Monument record STN 122 - Area of possible post medieval water meadows
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8075 8788 (763m by 563m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL88NW |
| Civil Parish | SANTON DOWNHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
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Full Description
April 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Possible post medieval water meadows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (such as S1-S3) and imagery from a lidar survey flown in 2015 (S4). Some of the 'blocks' of parallel ridges have also been noted by Professor Tom Williamson of University of East Anglia (personal communication). Although similar to water meadows in appearance, Professor Williamson thought that at least some of the channels were either too widely or too narrowly spaced to be entirely convincing as water meadows. At least some of the blocks visible on the 1940s aerial photographs appear to have been levelled, but most are visible on the lidar, suggesting they still survive as earthworks.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 21st April 2017.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/LA/227 FP 1130-1131 17-APR-1945 (HEA Original Print).
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/59 V 5153-5154 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/649 RP 3134-3135 23-APR-1951 (HEA Original Print).
- <S4> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR Santon Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 4 2019 9:20AM