Monument record BSD 006 - Extensive cropmarks of various features
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1271 4026 (1008m by 667m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14SW |
| Civil Parish | BELSTEAD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
Ditch systems, mainly rectilinear, continuing S from BSD 005 (S1).
Extensive cropmarks of field boundaries, trackway, enclsoures, a round barrow and a wood boundary of a multi-period date. The round barrow is 17m in diameter, with no entrances or internal features. The enclosure is incomplete and is on a different orientation to the surrounding field boundaries and is crossed by a narrow trackway which runs on a south-west - north-east orientation. The enclosure is at least 100m by 73m. A long wide ditch than is visible for over 300m is thought to be a former wood boundary, although there is no evidence on the 1st-3rd Edition OS mapping for a wood in this area, there are woods to the south and east of the cropmarks. Helen Saunders (Essex County Council). December 2014. (S3-S6)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S3> SSZ54994 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photography. OS/80/104/001-002, 3-Jun-80 (EHA).
- <S4> SSZ54996 Oblique Aerial Photograph: English Heritage Archive. Oblique Aerial Photograph. TM1240/13-14, 22-Jul-2003 (EHA).
- <S5> SSZ54996 Oblique Aerial Photograph: English Heritage Archive. Oblique Aerial Photograph. TM1340/2/247-248, 7-Jul-75 (EHA).
- <S6> SSZ54996 Oblique Aerial Photograph: English Heritage Archive. Oblique Aerial Photograph. TM1240/4, TM1240/5, 22-Jul-2003 (EHA).
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 26 2016 2:41PM