Monument record SEY 028 - Ditched field boundary visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs

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Summary

A ditched field boundary of probable medieval or post medieval date is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs to the north-west of St Cross South Elmham village.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 29122 84523 (453m by 347m)
Map sheet TM28SE
Civil Parish ST MARY, SOUTH ELMHAM, OTHERWISE HOMERSFIELD, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

A ditched field boundary of probable medieval or post medieval date is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs to the north-west of St Cross South Elmham village, centred on circa TM 290845. The cropmarks indicate that the boundary may have included a ditch and a bank, possibly crowned by a hedge. The interpretation of a medieval or post medieval date is based on the boundary's relationship with extant field patterns and it's morphological similarities to the field boundaries marked on the First and Second Edition Ordnance Survey maps of circa 1884 and 1904. The occurrence of medieval pottery adjacent to a possible small enclosure attached to the boundary (SEY 009) my indicate the former location of a small house or farmstead. (S1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Photograph: OS, AP. OS OS/67056 030-2 24-APR-1967.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Apr 29 2016 4:46PM

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