Monument record STN 036 - Undated pits, perhaps a post medieval to modern quarry (FC Compartment 4099)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8309 8510 (277m by 163m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL88NW |
| Civil Parish | SANTON DOWNHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (6)
Full Description
Complex of pits, extent not determined but bounded on SE side by (warren?) bank - STN 035 and extending across ride to NW. Variable sizes of pits/ quarries. Use unknown, possibly gravel pits, but surface covered with trees, leaf litter, moss etc., so not determinable. Age unknown (S1).
January 2018. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
The undated pits described above are visible as earthworks on imagery from a lidar survey (S2). Their appearance suggests that they may represent quarrying (as suggested above), and a small quarry pit is shown here on the Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 25 inch map (S3). Like the ‘Old Gravel Pit’ marked a short distance to the west on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map (S4), this too may have been for gravel. The area of pits has been mapped by extent and the Monument Polygon for the site amended to reflect the position of the features on the lidar imagery.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 21st January 2018.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SSF53273 Unpublished document: Rolfe, J.. 2007. Survey report- Rapid earthwork survey for Forest Enterprises Suffolk.
- <S1> SSF20184 (No record type): SAU, Pendleton C, November 1993.
- <S2> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR Thetford Forest Research 0.5m DTM 17-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
- <S3> SSX55043 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map. Ordnance Survey 2nd edition 25 inch map.
- <S4> SSX55043 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 6 inch map.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Interpretation: Map Sheets TL78NE/78SE/77NE/88NW/88SW/88SE/87NW/87NE, Mapping Block 2: 'Brecks from Above' Air Photo Mapping Project and Breckland NMP Project (ESF25814)
- Event - Survey: Rapid Earthwork Survey - Thetford Warren and Near Grimes Graves (ESF20083)
- Event - Survey: Site Visit by SAU (CP) (Ref: SAU (CP)) (ESF12695)
Record last edited
Jan 7 2025 11:22AM