Monument record BLN 048 - Undated enclosures
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 5234 9853 (321m by 158m) |
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Map sheet | TM59NW |
Civil Parish | BLUNDESTON, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (6)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD?)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY? (Unknown date)
- FIELD BOUNDARY? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY? (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD?)
Full Description
January 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The cropmarks of a group of rectilinear enclosures and/or fields of unknown, but possibly medieval to post medieval date, are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). The site is centred on TM 5236 9854. Although none of these boundaries are depicted on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map (S3), or in one case appear to underlie them, the general orientation of them is the same as the surrounding medieval to post medieval boundaries, although it may just reflect the continuing influence of earlier features in landscape development. On morphological grounds these enclosures and fields could be interpreted as being Roman in date, and do not look dissimilar to components of BLN 047 to the south. Roman finds have also been found in close proximity (BLN Misc - MSF12042).
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 8th January 2014.
March 2023. Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems project.
The site described above was included in the dataset analysed for the Historic England-funded Assessment of East Anglian Field Systems project. See the project report (S3) for further details.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk County Council Environment Team), 21 March 2023.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSX55041 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service NAU HXX12-13 02-JUL-96.
- <S2> SSX55041 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. NHER TM 5298E (NLA 31/AFR3) 08-JUL-1976.
- <S3> SSF61305 Unpublished document: Tremlett, S and Watkins, P. 2023. Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Interpretation: Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems project (Ref: Historic England project 7216) (ESF29464)
- Event - Interpretation: TM59NW. Lothingland Study Area. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Lothingland, Greater Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 6642) (ESX22032)
Record last edited
Mar 21 2023 12:31PM