Monument record WLD 006 - Field No. 26

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Summary

Three circles & three ditches recorded on an OS card.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 268 447 (205m by 217m)
Map sheet TM24SE
Civil Parish WALDRINGFIELD, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Three circles:
1. TM 2680 4475, inside diameter 45 feet.
2. TM 2676 4484, inside diameter 28 feet.
3. TM 2673 4480, inside diameter 44 feet.
Ditches 4-5 feet wide.
"Six round barrow soilmarks were seen on Heath Farm in 1962" (S1).
Circa 1783: Marked on Hodskinson's Map of Suffolk (S3).
Two possible round barrows can be seen as cropmarks on aerial photographs in a field to the south of Waldringfield Baptist chapel, Waldringfield parish. They are visible as roughly circular possible germination marks approximately 12-15 metres in diameter centred on circa TM267448 and TM268447. (S4)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM24SE5.
  • <S2> Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 29, 1962, (2), 174.
  • <S3> Cartographic materials: Hodskinson, J.. 1783. The County of Suffolk surveyed.
  • <S4> Photograph: OS, AP. OS OS/71156 102-3 02-MAY-1971.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jul 22 2016 4:19PM

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