Monument record BUC 049 - Ring ditch of unknown date, visible as a cropmark.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2550 4162 (44m by 26m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM24SE |
| Civil Parish | BUCKLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Ring ditch, circa 19m diameter (S1). One of two in same field (also BUC 050). Also small oval enclosure(?), BUC 051.
A ring ditch of about 17 metres diameter is visible as a cropmark about centred on circa TM255416, 430 metres to the south west of Bucklesham County Primary School, Bucklesham parish. The ditch is on average 1.5 metres wide and contains no apparent breaks or entrances. The most likely interpretations for such a ring ditches is either as the remains of a round house of later prehistoric date or a round barrow of Bronze Age date. In this instance the absence of an entrance makes the latter is more probable. (S2, S3).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <M1> SSF44785 (No record type): AP: (S1).
- <S1> SSF50025 Photograph: Essex County Council. Air Photograph. Essex County Council (Strachen D), AP, CP/96/15/9, 13 June 1996.
- <S2> SSF50005 Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 58/80 (PART 1) 5231-2 28-JUL-1948.
- <S3> SSF50073 Photograph: National Monuments Record. Air Photograph. NMR TM 2541/24 (EXC 16928/09) 13-JUN-1996.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Sep 26 2014 12:00PM