Monument record RMS 060 - Cropmarks of possible sunken-featured buildings, post–built structures and pits of potential Saxon date.
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 3160 4218 (279m by 407m) |
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Map sheet | TM34SW |
Civil Parish | RAMSHOLT, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (9)
- PIT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD?)
- GRUBENHAUS? (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD?)
- POST BUILT STRUCTURE? (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD?)
- BUILDING? (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD?)
- BUILDING? (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD?)
- POST BUILT STRUCTURE? (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD?)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT? (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD?)
- BUILDING? (Unknown date)
- POST BUILT STRUCTURE? (Unknown date)
Full Description
March 2016. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme.
The cropmarks of possible sunken-featured buildings, post–built structures and pits of potential Saxon date are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S6). Finds of Saxon date have been recovered from this general vicinity (RMS 011 and RMS 030). Parts of this site may have previously been recorded under RMS 006 – an area of fields and trackways, which may be later prehistoric and/or Roman in date.
The site consists of a large spread of pits, some of which appear to relate to post-built structures. The spatial extent of the pit-like features has been defined by a polygonal. However it must be noted that a high number of pit-like features are visible in this area and are assumed to be of natural/geological origin and it is feasible that some or all of these pits are non-archaeological. More distinct, large or angular pits of possible post-holes have been mapped individually. Two possible post-built structures have tentatively been identified within this wider spread of features. The northern example potentially representing a building at least 14m by 9m. The posts/pits possibly sit within an enclosure 22m by 15m. The southern example is less potentially less clear and may relate to pits or posts along a boundary rather than an actual structure.
An area of larger sub-rectangular pits or sunken-floored buildings have been identified within the northern part of the site, although it is feasible that these relate to distinct areas of extraction. These large sub-rectangular features are more aligned with the surrounding fields and may relate to medieval or post medieval activity.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 16th March 2016.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. CUCAP BXH82-83 15-JUN-1976 (Print).
- <S2> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service CUCAP BXH85 15-JUN-1976 (Print).
- <S3> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. CUCAP BHX89 15-JUN-1976 (Print).
- <S4> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service CUCAP BHX89 15-JUN-1976 (Print).
- <S5> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 25-MAY-2011 ACCESSED 18-FEB-2016 (Digital).
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 8 2016 3:54PM