Monument record EXG 022 - Cambridge Hill, Newmarket

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Summary

Ring ditch, circa 22m in diameter.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 6306 6253 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TL66SW
Civil Parish NEWMARKET, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish EXNING, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Ring ditch, circa 22m in diameter (S1,S2). In area of `Dukes Stand' as shown on OS 1st edition map of 1836 (S3).

(TL 63026253) Ring-ditch visible on OS air photographs, with traces of a possible pit in the centre. (S4)

Situated c45.0m. OD on the top of a shallow ridge on Newmarket racecourse. There is nothing to be seen on the ground. (S5)

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <S1> Photograph: SAU. 1976. SAU, AP ADI 23, 1976. SAU, AP ADI 23, 1976.
  • <S2> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP, AP BMF 37.
  • <S3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1836. OS, 1st ed 1 inch map, 1836. OS, 1st ed 1 inch map, 1836.
  • <S4> Photograph: Ordnance Survey. 1967. APs (OS 67/050 24 4 67 207-8).
  • <S5> Source Unchecked: RCHME?. Various. Field Investigators Comments.
  • <S6> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Dec 10 2020 9:52AM

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