Monument record SLY 041 - Cropmarks of a ring-ditch

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Summary

Cropmarks of a ring-ditch, which represents a plough-out round barrow of Bronze Age date

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 2273 3512 (37m by 37m)
Map sheet TM23NW
Civil Parish SHOTLEY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Cropmarks of a ring-ditch, which represents a ploughed out round barrow of a Bronze Age date. The ring ditch is 31m in diameter with no visible internal features and is located 19m to the south-west of a further round barrow (SLY 040) and an enclosure. The ring ditch is bisected by field boundaries presumed to be of a later date. Helen Saunders (Essex County Council), March 2015. (S3-S6)

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S3> Oblique Aerial Photograph: English Heritage Archive. Oblique Aerial Photograph. TM2235/28, 30, 13-Jun-1996, (EHA).
  • <S4> Oblique Aerial Photograph: English Heritage Archive. Oblique Aerial Photograph. TM2235/037-044, 24-Jun-2009, (EHA).
  • <S5> Oblique Aerial Photograph: English Heritage Archive. Oblique Aerial Photograph. TM2235/7, 27-Jul-1979, (EHA).
  • <S6> Oblique Aerial Photograph: English Heritage Archive. Oblique Aerial Photograph. TM2235/6, 23-Jun-1976, (EHA).

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jul 28 2016 5:21PM

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