Monument record EKE 049 - Earthworks of boundary banks and ditches and a possible enclosure
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3345 4983 (2910m by 987m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM34NW |
| Civil Parish | EYKE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (16)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Unknown date)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Unknown date)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WOOD BANK (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- WOOD BANK (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
- ENCLOSURE? (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- SQUARE ENCLOSURE? (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- SQUARE ENCLOSURE? (Unknown date)
Full Description
July 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme.
The earthworks of boundary banks and ditches and a possible enclosure are visible on aerial photographs and lidar imagery across a large area of Rendlesham Forest (S1-S5). These earthworks are likely to represent multiple phases of features, some of which are probably medieval to post medieval date, although earlier periods may well be represented. Cropmark boundaries and/or drains of a similar alignment to some components are recorded to the northwest - see EKE 047. Some of the ditches may relate to former trackways and paths within the woodland. Any boundaries marked on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map (S6) map have been omitted from mapping.
Further possible earthworks may be present within the southern part of the site (that largely falls within TM 34NW), but these have not been included within the mapping, but the monument polygon includes their possible location.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 28th July 2015.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/96042A V 070-075 15-APR-1996 (EHA Original Print).
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Airmap96 30 257-258 09-OCT-1995 (Print).
- <S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Airmap96 30 257-258 09-OCT-1995 (Print).
- <S4> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/00336 V 009-010 04-NOV-2000 (EHA Original Print).
- <S5> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR TM3450 Environment Agency 2m DTM 25-JUL-2011.
- <S6> SSX55043 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map. OS 1st.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 10 2016 4:12PM