Monument record WSW 157 - Possible post medieval enclosure.

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Summary

A possible enclosure consisting of a bank with a possible exterior ditch, of an unknown date, can be seen as an earthwork on aerial photographs and visualised lidar data. The possible enclosure is a roughly D shape with two possible sections of an exterior ditch on the features northern side. It is possible that this feature may be Roman in date; However, the feature is more likely to be post medieval in date and may relate to a small forestry or plantation enclosure. The enclosure is in close proximity to a Bronze Age Barrow to the south (WSW 013).

Location

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Civil Parish WEST STOW, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (5)

Full Description

August 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A possible enclosure consisting of a bank with a possible exterior ditch, of an unknown date, can be seen as an earthwork on aerial photographs and visualised lidar data (S1-S2). The possible enclosure is a roughly D shape with two possible sections of an exterior ditch on the features northern side. It is possible that this feature may be Roman in date; However, the feature is more likely to be post medieval in date and may relate to a small forestry or plantation enclosure. The enclosure is in close proximity to a Bronze Age Barrow (WSW 013) to the south. The feature is not seen on the Frist Edition Ordnance survey (S3) map but is cut by a forestry trackway, running roughly through the centre of the possible enclosure, which is mapped on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map.
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 19th August 2019.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/889 RS 4018-4019 05-OCT-1945 (HEA Original Print).
  • <S2> LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR Kings Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
  • <S3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map. Frist Edition Ordnance Survey map.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 5 2020 9:20AM

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