Monument record STT 004 - Possible henge and associated Barrow cemetery south of Home Whin Farm

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Summary

Cropmarks of concentric ring ditches with diameters of around 15m and 25m. Part of barrow cemetery SHER STT 064. Scheduled.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 3220 4490 (47m by 47m)
Map sheet TM34SW
Civil Parish SHOTTISHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

Cropmarks of concentric ring ditches with diameters of around 15m and 25m. Details in (S1). For APs see (S2). Part of scheduled group (STT 005-010) including henge(?)(STT 008).
For field system and trackways see Preh.
Also possibility of large open-ended ring ditch (S2).
1981: Eastern half of E area ploughed: W of footpath heath. W area ploughed. The two scheduled areas are separated by a strip occupied by a house with garden and outbuildings, which may mask further cropmarks (S1)
1985: "C" is possibly quite badly eroded but consists certainly of two concentric ditches, circa 30-35m in diameter - the inner of which has a causeway (S1).
January 1998: Scheduled area revised - details in (S1). NGR altered after (S2).

September 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
The concentric ring ditches described above are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs (S3)-(S12) along with possible banks or possible ‘berm’ features within.
A Bronze Age date has tentatively been suggested for them in the light of their apparent relationship with the barrow cemetery recorded as SHER STT 064.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 24th September 2015.

Sources/Archives (14)

  • <M1> (No record type): SAM file:.
  • <S1> Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. Scheduling information.
  • <S2> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP, APs YJ 65-69, 72, AFM 30 (1965-1969?).
  • <M2> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. APs: CUCAP YJ 65-69, 72, AFM 30.
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/79 V 5067-5068 27-JUL-1948 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S4> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/113 V 5208-5209 30-AUG-1948 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S5> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. CUCAP ADK13-14 15-JUN-1961 (Print).
  • <S6> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. CUCAP AFM 30 15-JUN-1962 (Print).
  • <S7> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. CUCAP YJ65-72 17-JUN-1969 (Print).
  • <S8> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. SFU 11548/CR/11-12 21-JUL-1975 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S9> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 4364/05-06 28-MAY-1990 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S10> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 4578/18-19 28-MAY-1990 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S11> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 24042/12-18 17-AUG-2005 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S12> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 24053/23-31 17-AUG-2005 (EHA Original Print).

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Record last edited

Dec 9 2015 10:53AM

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