Monument record IKN 017 - Probable Bronze Age ring ditch on Iken Heath

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Summary

A ring ditch, probably representing the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible as a cropmark and soilmark on aerial photographs.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 4048 5454 (25m by 25m)
Map sheet TM45SW
Civil Parish IKEN, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Cropmark of a ring ditch seen on aerial photo (S1).

June 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
The cropmark of a ring ditch described above is visible as a cropmark and soilmark on aerial photographs (S2)-(S3). It probably represents the remains of a Bronze Age round barrow.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 24th June 2015.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files.
  • <S1> Photograph: OS. Air Photograph - OS. OS Aerial Photograph, 72/057, 078 & 079, 1972.
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/1033 V 0085-0086 23-FEB-1953 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/1674 F21 0107-0108 04-MAR-1955 (EHA Original Print).

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jul 2 2019 4:48PM

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