Monument record STN 126 - Oval mound, possibly modern

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Summary

An undated, small oval mound, with a small circular pit within it, is visible as an earthwork on imagery from a lidar survey flown in 2015. It is perhaps most likely to be of modern origin, but the possibility that it is an earlier feature, perhaps even a Neolithic oval barrow, cannot be entirely discounted.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8028 8674 (18m by 14m)
Map sheet TL88NW
Civil Parish SANTON DOWNHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

July 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
An undated, small oval mound, with a small circular pit within it, is visible as an earthwork on imagery from a lidar survey flown in 2015 (S1). It is perhaps most likely to be of modern origin, but the possibility that it is an earlier feature cannot be entirely discounted. Its proximity to a Bronze Age round barrow (STN 005), which lies 16m to the north, could reflect a prehistoric origin, perhaps even as a Neolithic oval barrow.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 5th July 2017.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> 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 9:28AM

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