Monument record LCS 059 - Multi-period cropmarks of probable field boundaries and enclosures
Please read our guidance about the use of Suffolk Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 46548 62591 (441m by 436m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM46SE |
| Civil Parish | LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (9)
- ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY? (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Unknown date)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- PIT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC? to 409 AD?)
Full Description
Three possible enclosures(?), two possible tracks and other cropmarks (S1)(R1)(R2).
April 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
Some of the cropmarks described above, interpreted as possible enclosures and trackways of unknown date, were not recognised on the aerial photographs consulted by the project. Others were mapped, together with other, previously unrecorded cropmarks, from aerial photographs (S2). These together probably represent the remains of former field boundaries and enclosures of more than one phase. They are undated but an Iron Age to Roman date for some of the more regular, rectilinear elements, seems plausible. This is consistent with the findings of an evaluation excavation which investigated the northeast corner of the field (LCS 161) and may have encountered some of the features recorded from the aerial photographs.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 24th April 2015.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <R1> SSF50071 Photograph: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Air Photograph.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
- <S1> SSF54456 Unpublished document: Richmond, A.. 1994. Evaluation Report, Sizewell C. Figures 4 & 5.
- <R2> SSF50106 Photograph: Air Photographs. RCHME.
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/68144 V 048-049 31-MAY-1968 (EHA Original Print).
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Interpretation: 'Sensitivity to Access' assessment for Natural England Coastal Access project, February 2016. (ESF23524)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation (Ref: ) (ESF18402)
- Event - Interpretation: TM46SE. Mapping Block 1: Walberswick to Aldeburgh. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085) (ESF22910)
Record last edited
Mar 11 2016 11:46AM