Monument record FOS 004 - Cropmarks of field boundaries/trackways and enclosures

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Summary

Cropmarks of a rectilinear field system and possible enclosures and trackways are visible on aerial photographs to the west of Valley Farm, Frostenden. Two ring ditches are visible within the area (SHER FOS 036 and FOS 037).

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Grid reference	Centred TM 4829 8143 (990m by 783m)
Map sheet	TM48SE
Civil Parish	FROSTENDEN, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Rectilinear field system & ? enclosures SE of & NS of trackways W of Valley Farm (S1).

May 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
Cropmarks of a rectilinear field system and possible enclosures and trackways are visible on aerial photographs (S2-S7) to the west of Valley Farm, Frostenden.
They may be related to the field system and enclosures identified to the south (SHER FOS 035). It is also possible that at least some of the features may relate to post medieval drainage ditches.
Two ring ditches are visible within the area (SHER FOS 036 and FOS 037), but since there are a great deal of geological marks across the area it was difficult to be certain of the extent of the archaeological features.The rectification of some of the photographs was also imperfect due to poor control points.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 1st May 2014.

Sources/Archives (8)

<S1> SSF18720 (No record type): SAU, APs ACY 14, AGD 19, 1976, 1977.
<M1> SSF38300 (No record type): APs: ACY 14 AGD 19.
<S2> SSX55041 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. BVU 015-BVU 016 12-AUG-1975 (CUCAP).
<S3> SSX55041 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. SFU 11553/14 28-JUN-1976 (EHA).
<S4> SSX55041 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. SFU 11560/GD/19 01-JUL-1977 (EHA).
<S5> SSX55041 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. NMR 1662/345-347 19-JUL-1979 (EHA).
<S6> SSX55041 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. NMR 1662/348-351 19-JUL-1979 (EHA).
<S7> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Airmap86 33 3886207-3886209 30-JUN-1986.

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Event - Interpretation: TM48SE/58SW. AONB Study Area. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Lothingland, Greater Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 6642) (ESX22035)

Record last edited

Sep 25 2014 7:49AM