Monument record HNV 002 - Fornham cursus
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 829 686 (344m by 535m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL86NW |
| Civil Parish | FORNHAM ALL SAINTS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | HENGRAVE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
Fornham cursus and other cropmarks.
Part of an extensive area of cropmarks alongside the River Lark first photographed by Prof J K St Joseph of Cambridge. Most of the area is in the adjoining parish of Fornham All Saints (see FAS 004). The Hengrave part includes the N end of the cursus (probably Neolithic), at least four ring-ditches, HNV 020, HNV 021, HNV 022, HNV 023 and part of a rectangular enclosure. There are also numerous pits which appear to be mainly confined to the east of the cursus.
Area presumably cut by sewer trench to West Stow circa 1886/7 - see HNV Misc Un. Possible gaps near W end (S2).
December 1995: Fieldwalking as part of Breckland Archaeological Survey located thin scatter of flint flakes, one sherd of Thetford ware and numerous PMed pot + tile fragments. See parish file for list (S3).
Scheduled.
Sources/Archives (13)
- --- SSF50249 Photograph: Norfolk Archaeological Unit. Air photograph. NAU, AP, TL831664, JDE 1-6, JULY 1996.
- <M1> SSF44126 (No record type): SAM file:.
- <R1> SSF50031 Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP, AP ADE 53. ADE 39 etc.
- <S1> SSF5242 Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. Scheduling information.
- <M2> SSF50031 Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. APs: CUCAP, ADE 53, ADE 39, CJB 31, 32, BNB 32, 42, BGS 14-15.
- <S2> SSF50031 Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP, APs CJB 31, 32, BNB 32, 42, BGS 14-15, 1971.
- <R2> SSF50210 Bibliographic reference: A Barclay & J Harding. 1999. Pathways & Ceremonies: The Cursus Monuments of Britain & Ireland.
- <S3> SSF21929 (No record type): Sussams K, Breckland Archaeological Survey, December 1995.
- <M3> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: list of artefacts and distribution map.
- <S4> SSF50208 Unpublished document: Carolyn Dyer (RCHME). 1996. A Neolithic Monument complex at Fornham All Saints, Suffolk. ill.
- <S5> SSF50117 Bibliographic reference: Oswald, A., Dyer, C. & Barber, M.. 2001. The Creation of Monuments: Neolithic Causewayed Enclosures in the British Isles.
- <S6> SSF50209 Article in monograph: JD Hedges & DG Buckley. 1981. Springfield Cursus and the Cursus Problem. fig 5.
- <S7> SSF50207 Bibliographic reference: Loveday R. 2006. Inscribed Across the Landscape: The Cursus Enigma. ill.
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Record last edited
May 16 2019 10:56PM