Monument record ARW 018 - A ring ditch of unknown date and function, visible on aerial photographs.

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Summary

A ring ditch of unknown date and function is visible on aerial photographs in a field to the north of Erwarton.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 215 348 (100m by 56m)
Map sheet TM23SW
Civil Parish ARWARTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Ring ditch circa 8m diameter, intersecting with a smaller one (though its dimensions are given as 'circa 10m diameter'!), ARW 017 to the W. One of three in a close group to the N of ARW 002 field boundaries and trackway group (S1)(S2).
A ring ditch of unknown date and function is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs, centred on (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) in a field to the north of Erwarton village. The ring ditch encloses an area of approximately 9.5m in diameter. The other two rings ditches described above and in ARW 018 and 019 are not visible on any of the photographs (S1-S3) and may be natural features that have been misinterpreted or agricultural marks where the farmer has been avoiding the nearby telegraph pole. It is not clear which of the three HER records, ARW 017, 018 or 019, relates to the visible ring ditch therefore this description is repeated on each. The ring ditches were originally located at (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) (S4).

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP (ASK38) 03-JUL-1967.
  • <M1> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. APs: CUCAP ASK 38, 39; SAU AGK 07.
  • <S2> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP (ASK39) 03-JUL-1967.
  • <S3> Photograph: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Air Photograph. NMR TM 2134/4 (SFU 11565/GK/7) 21-JUL-1977.
  • <S4> Verbal communication: Newsome, S.. 2001 -. Suffolk Coastal NMP Project. Sarah Newsome 08/01/04.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Sep 26 2014 2:41PM

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