Monument record CUL 081 - Large undated curved ditch.

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Summary

A large undated curved earthwork ditch is seen on aerial photographs and visualised lidar data. The date and function of the ditch is unknown. It is possible that the ditch may relate to 18th century army camps recorded from bibliographic and cartographic sources in close proximity (CUL 037), part of a post medieval tree plantation boundary or a post medieval parkland feature relating to Culford park (CUL 022). The ditch may also relate to post medieval drainage or a natural feature. The ditch is approximately 6m in width and is not seen on the Frist Edition Ordnance Survey map. The ditch is in close proximity to a large ditched oval enclosure to the west (CUL 052).

Location

Grid reference Not recorded
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Civil Parish CULFORD, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (6)

Full Description

December 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A large undated curved earthwork ditch is seen on aerial photographs and visualised lidar data (S1-S3). The date and function of the ditch is unknown. It is possible that the ditch may relate to 18th century army camps recorded from bibliographic and cartographic sources in close proximity (CUL 037), part of a post medieval tree plantation boundary or a post medieval parkland feature relating to Culford park (CUL 022). The ditch may also relate to post medieval drainage or a natural feature. The ditch is approximately 6m in width and is not seen on the Frist Edition Ordnance Survey map (S4). The ditch is in close proximity to a large ditched oval enclosure to the west (CUL 052).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 02nd December 2019.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/2677 F22 0295-0296 21-JAN-1959 (HEA Original Print).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 03-AUG-2007 ACCESSED 18-SEP-2013 (Digital).
  • <S3> LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR TL8370 Environment Agency 2m DTM 18-APR-2019.
  • <S4> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map. Frist Edition Ordnance survey map.

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Record last edited

Feb 6 2020 12:33PM

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