Monument record SKT 026 - Stowmarket
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Summary
Earthworks, water meadow/hop garden c. 1790
Location
| Grid reference | TM 0420 5811 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM05NW |
| Civil Parish | STOWMARKET, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Meadow works consisting of a series of drains, some parallel to the river and some at right angles to it. Only just visible as slight depressions, filled with mud and reeds/rushes. Drains about 0.5m wide and about 3 or 4m apart. Field is wet grassland with rushes. Similar works exist in the field to the west (SKT 027) and possibly in another field farther to the west at TM 03805815. (S1) Probably hop-growing beds of about the 1790s- see A. Young 'General view of the Agriculture of Suffolk, 1797, 88-93.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF50036 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. Various. Martin, E, SCCAS 1998.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jan 7 2002 12:00AM