Monument record SOL 008 - Group of ring ditches of uncertain date and function

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Summary

The cropmarks of group of ring ditches of uncertain date and interpretation are are visible on aerial photographs. This record now includes SOL 009 and other small ring ditches within the immediate vicinity. Some of the ring ditches appear to be overlain by parts of field system (SOL 010), which has broadly been interpreted as being of later prehistoric and/or Roman date, although this may represent several phases and have been in use over a long period of time. It is therefore not clear whether this large group of ring ditches represent the remains of earlier round barrows forming a cemetery group or the eaves drip gullies of domestic or agricultural structures associated with use of the field system.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 5052 9802 (294m by 249m)
Map sheet TM59NW
Civil Parish SOMERLEYTON, ASHBY AND HERRINGFLEET, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Ring ditch, circa 15m diameter, within field system SOL 010. Appears to be crossed by one field boundary (S1-S3).

January 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The cropmarks of group of ring ditches of uncertain date and interpretation are are visible on aerial photographs (S4-S9). The site is centred on TM 5049 9804. This record now includes SOL 009 and other small ring ditches within the immediate vicinity. Some of the ring ditches appear to be overlain by parts of field system (SOL 010), which has broadly been interpreted as being of later prehistoric and/or Roman date, although this may represent several phases and have been in use over a long period of time. It is therefore not clear whether this large group of ring ditches represent the remains of earlier round barrows forming a cemetery group or the eaves drip gullies of domestic or agricultural structures associated with use of the field system.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 15thJanuary 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 (S10) for further details.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk County Council Environment Team), 21 March 2023.

Sources/Archives (11)

  • <S1> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP, AP BYB 30, 1975.
  • <M1> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. APs: CUCAP BYB 30, BUZ 12; NAU AFP 5.
  • <S2> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP, AP BUZ 12, 1975.
  • <S3> (No record type): NAU, AP AFP 5.
  • <S4> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service CUC BUZ12 24-JUL-1975.
  • <S5> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Airmap86 43 4386193-4386194 01-AUG-1986.
  • <S6> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-JUL-2006 ACCESSED 24-JAN-2014.
  • <S7> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. NMR 27286_9 03-AUG-2010 (EHA).
  • <S8> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. CUCAP BUZ 010-012 24-JUL-1975.
  • <S9> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. CUCAP BYB 28-30 24-JUN-1976.
  • <S10> Unpublished document: Tremlett, S and Watkins, P. 2023. Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems.

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  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2023 2:15PM

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