Monument record STN 146 - Undated bank

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Summary

An undated, curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs, and imagery from a lidar survey flown in 2015. It lies approximately 215m to the south of the Little Ouse, and perhaps once defined the edge of the floodplain, or acted as a causeway along its edge.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8128 8797 (455m by 189m)
Map sheet TL88NW
Civil Parish SANTON DOWNHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

July 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
An undated, curvilinear bank is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2), and imagery from a lidar survey flown in 2015 (S3). It lies approximately 215m to the south of the Little Ouse, and perhaps once defined the edge of the floodplain, or acted as a causeway along its edge.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 19th July 2017.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/59 V 5152-5153 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. MAL/83025 V 144-145 23-OCT-1983 (HEA Original Print).
  • <S3> 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 10:35AM

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