Monument record MDS 077 - Home Field (Tithe Map) OS 6
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Summary
Moat, probably rectangular, filled in, two ponds surviving.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1178 6612 (75m by 67m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM16NW |
| Civil Parish | MENDLESHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Moat, probably rectangular, filled in, two ponds surviving. Unoccupied, isolated, on parish boundary (S3).
Med scatter found by R Colchester during fieldwalking survey. Finds consisted of one C13 sherd, one C13/C14 sherd and ten Med sherds (S1) (S2).
On the Tithe Map of 1839 the field is named "Home Field" with the pond shown, but nothing to suggest a moat. (S4)
Sources/Archives (7)
- <M1> SSF35836 (No record type): Mendlesham survey archive : copy (S1) (S2).
- <S1> SSF3942 (No record type): Colchester R, Mendlesham survey record sheet, site 77, 1973.
- <S2> SSF3851 Unpublished document: Colchester R. c. 1977. A landscape history of the parish of Mendlesham.
- <M2> SSF50071 Photograph: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Air Photograph. AP : SAU ADF 30, 31.
- <S3> SSF18629 (No record type): SAU, AP, ADF 30, 31.
- <S4> SSF59830 Source Unchecked: RCHME?. Various. Field Investigators Comments.
- <S5> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 16 2021 11:52AM