Monument record STN 156 - Post medieval boundaries at High Lodge

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Summary

A group of post medieval boundaries is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs and lidar imagery of High Lodge. Several phases of land division are represented; some of the features relate to plantation boundaries, while a curvilinear boundary defines an area enclosing 'Downham (High) Lodge' and 'Lodge Field' on an 18th century estate map. Many of them are depicted on late 19th century Ordnance Survey maps, and several have been recorded previously, either wholly or in part (see SHER STN 060-063, STN 085). Most of the features still survive as earthworks.

Location

Grid reference	Not recorded
Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	SANTON DOWNHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

February 2019. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A group of post medieval boundaries is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1-S8) and lidar imagery (S9) of High Lodge. Several phases of land division are represented but the features are interlinked and conjoined to such an extent that separating out distinct phases is difficult. Some of the features relate to plantation boundaries, while a curvilinear boundary defines an area enclosing 'Downham (High) Lodge' and 'Lodge Field' on an 18th century estate map (see SHER STN 061). A trench excavated across one of the boundaries recovered a fragment of late Roman pottery from the base of the ditch (SHER STN 088), but this is likely to have been residual. Many of the boundaries are depicted on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map (S9), and several have been recorded previously, either wholly or in part (see SHER STN 060-063, STN 085). Most of the features still survive as earthworks.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 1st February 2019.

Sources/Archives (10)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/LA/227 FS 2152 17-APR-1945 (HEA Original Print).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1557 RS 4005-4006 07-JUN-1946 (HEA Original Print).
<S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1801 RP 3127-3128 25-OCT-1946 (HEA Original Print).
<S4> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/2021 RP 3063-3064 21-APR-1947 (HEA Original Print).
<S5> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/2021 RS 4063-4064 21-APR-1947 (HEA Original Print).
<S6> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/84238 V 0041-0042 21-OCT-1984 (HEA Original Print).
<S7> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Airmap86 35 4386115-4386116 01-AUG-1986 (Print).
<S8> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 2005 ACCESSED 03-NOV-2017 (Digital).
<S9> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR Wangford Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
<S10> SSX55043 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (5)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Interpretation: Map Sheets TL78NE/78SE/77NE/88NW/88SW/88SE/87NW/87NE, Mapping Block 2: 'Brecks from Above' Air Photo Mapping Project and Breckland NMP Project (ESF25814)

Record last edited

Oct 11 2019 5:52PM