Monument record SSM 004 - Ring ditch or small circular enclosure, circa 200 feet diameter at end of cursus (SSM 003).

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Summary

Ring ditch or small circular enclosure, circa 200 feet diameter at end of cursus (SSM 003).

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 0492 3427 (44m by 44m)
Map sheet TM03SW
Civil Parish STRATFORD ST MARY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Ring ditch or small circular enclosure, circa 200 feet diameter at end of cursus (SSM 003). Single circle (R1)(R2)(S6)(S7).
Large single causewayed ring ditch circa 55m diameter, crossed by two field ditches and with a small sub-circular internal feature (S1-S5).

Sources/Archives (10)

  • <R1> (No record type): McMasters, I.. McMaster Mrs, Colchester Arch Group, 14, 1971.
  • <S1> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP, ADR 91, 1961; AOS 64, 1966.
  • <M1> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. APs: CUCAP ADR 91, AOS 64; SAU AJB 11,12,14, AJN 03; ECC 503/8 (30/6/93).
  • <R2> (No record type): Martin, E.A.. Martin E, When is a henge not a henge?, PSIA 35, pt 2, 1982, 141-3.
  • <S2> (No record type): SAU, AP AJB 11,12,14, AJN 03.
  • <S3> Photograph: Essex County Council. Air Photograph. Essex CC, AP, BW/99/29/10.
  • <S4> Photograph: Essex County Council. Air Photograph. Essex CC, AP, CP/99/12/12-14.
  • <S5> Photograph: OS. Air Photograph - OS. 66 190 252-253, 262, 1966.
  • <S6> Unpublished document: Martin, E.. 1976. Prehistoric Crop-Mark Sites in Suffolk.
  • <S7> Unpublished document: Martin, E. A. and Plouviez, J.. 1978. Prehistoric and Roman Cropmark Sites in Suffolk.

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Record last edited

Mar 24 2022 9:17AM

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