Monument record STN 121 - Ridges, perhaps medieval or post medieval ridge and furrow, or plantation ridges
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
| Civil Parish | SANTON DOWNHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Type and Period (6)
Full Description
January 2018. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
Possible ridges, perhaps medieval or post medieval ridge and furrow, or ridges associated with a post medieval plantation, are visible as earthworks on imagery from a 2015 lidar survey (S1). They could, for example, relate to an early forestry plantation, to temporary arable intake of part of Downham High Warren, or to the cultivation of forage crops for rabbits. The ridges appear to overlie two parallel boundaries (part of SHER STN 185), which presumably relate to an earlier phase of activity. Given the recent date of the lidar imagery, it is likely that the earthworks still survive.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 31st January 2018.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR Thetford Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 23 2018 1:44PM