Monument record BCC 055 - A possible small ditch-defined rectilinear enclosure and adjacent pit-defined enclosure of unknown date.

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Summary

A possible small ditch-defined rectilinear enclosure and adjacent pit-defined enclosure of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs as poorly defined cropmarks on Beccles Marshes.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 43582 92527 (68m by 123m)
Map sheet TM49SW
Civil Parish BECCLES, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

A possible small ditch-defined rectilinear enclosure and adjacent pit-defined enclosure of unknown date are visible on aerial photographs as poorly defined cropmarks, centred on TM 435925, Beccles Marshes. The ditched enclosure is circa 18 by 16 metres in size. A number of discrete cropmarks possibly forming over large post holes, define a roughly square enclosure abutting the eastern side of the ditched enclosure. A possible boundary, partly ditched and partly pit defined, may extend southwards from the ditched enclosure for approximately 90 metres. It is likely all these features predated the drainage of the surrounding marsh.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 540/465 3128-9 20-APR-1951.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jun 7 2013 3:48PM

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