Monument record ARW 002 - Possible Later Prehistoric or Roman trackways and field boundaries. (Rom)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 217 349 (967m by 548m) |
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Map sheet | TM23SW |
Civil Parish | ARWARTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Rectilinear field boundaries forming a rectangular field approximately 220m x 90m with several other boundaries crossing it, some at right angles. A trackway is apparent running E-W to the centre of the rectangular `field' and continuing westward. A group of three ring ditches, ARW 017, 018, 019, occur a little to the N of this complex (S1-S4). Also various undated metal detected objects - see parish file.
Also Rom & Med.
Possible Later Prehistoric or Roman field boundaries and trackways are visible as cropmarks of ditches on aerial photographs, centred on TM 21863480 in fields to the north of Erwarton village. One stretch of trackway is visible running on a roughly east-west alignment from TM 21273477 to TM 21633469. This trackway appears to be associated with some linear field boundaries and cuts the elongated rectilinear enclosure of Post Medieval date described above (see ARW060). To the east of this trackway a number of other short stretches of trackway are visible on a variety of alignments including stretches at TM 21893469, TM 22153477 and TM 22143507. The alignments of the trackways and field boundaries do not appear to relate to the pattern of Post Medieval enclosure and they could be of Later Prehistoric or Roman origin. (S1-S8)
Sources/Archives (9)
- <S1> SSF50031 Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP ( ASK38) 03-JUL-1967.
- <M1> SSF50031 Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. APs: CUCAP ASK 38, 39; NMR TM 2135/1/337; SAU AGK 07.
- <S2> SSF50031 Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP ( ASK39) 03-JUL-1967.
- <S3> SSF50073 Photograph: National Monuments Record. Air Photograph. NMR TM 2135/1 (826/337) 07-JUL-1975.
- <S4> SSF50071 Photograph: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Air Photograph. NMR TM 2134/4 (SFU 11565/GK/7) 21-JUL-1977.
- <S5> SSF50073 Photograph: National Monuments Record. Air Photograph. NMR TM 2134/4 (956/412) 07-JUN-1976.
- <S6> SSF50073 Photograph: National Monuments Record. Air Photograph. NMR TM 2235/32 (RHF 1933/25) 09-JUN-1980.
- <S7> SSF50073 Photograph: National Monuments Record. Air Photograph. NMR TM 2235/16 (4630/82) 30-MAY-1990.
- <S8> SSF50073 Photograph: National Monuments Record. Air Photograph. NMR TM 2235/18 (4630/84) 30-MAY-1990.
Finds (1)
- FSF18411: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 7 2013 1:29PM