Monument record ELV 193 - Possible undated rectangular pit with surrounding banks.

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Summary

A possible rectangular pit with surrounding banks of an unknown date is seen as an earthwork (which has since been levelled) on aerial photographs. It is possible that the feature maybe a Second World War military training feature, post medieval parks and gardens feature, a modern feature created from grass cutting or a natural feature. The feature has been mapped by extent due to the uncertainty as to whether the feature is archaeological, modern or natural in origin. The feature is seen as a low earthwork in the 1945 and has been levelled by the 1946.

Location

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Civil Parish ELVEDEN, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

Map

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Full Description

January 2020. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A possible rectangular pit with surrounding banks of an unknown date is seen as an earthwork (which has since been levelled) on aerial photographs (S1). It is possible that the feature maybe a Second World War military training feature, post medieval parks and gardens feature possibly relating to Elveden hall (ELV 009), a modern feature created from grass cutting or a natural feature. The feature has been mapped by extent due to the uncertainty as to whether the feature is archaeological, modern or natural in origin. The feature is seen as a low earthwork in the 1945 (S1) and has been levelled by the 1946 (S2).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 17th January 2020.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/LA/129 FP 1067-1068 14-FEB-1945 (HEA Original Print).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1801 RS 4172-4173 25-OCT-1946 (HEA Original Print.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Feb 7 2020 12:06PM

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