Monument record SUT 236 - Cropmarks of possible trackway

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Summary

Fragments of a possible trackway are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs on land to the south of Saxtead Bottom, Sutton.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 3094 4792 (912m by 904m)
Map sheet TM34NW
Civil Parish SUTTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

August 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
Fragments of numerous possible trackways are visible as earthworks and cropmarks on aerial photographs (S1)-(S6) on land to the west of Sutton Common. They are likely to represent medieval to post medieval activity perhaps related to Sutton Common, although some may have been re-used during World War Two.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 10th September 2015.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/79 V 5016-5017 27-JUL-1948 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/113 V 5167-5168 30-AUG-1948 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/1672 F22 0420-0421 03-MAR-1955 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S4> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. MAL/57271 V 41482-41483 16-APR-1957 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S5> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. MAL/65094 V 132-133 03-NOV-1965 (EHA Original Print).
  • <S6> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 25-MAY -2011 ACCESSED 10-SEP-2015 (Digital).

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Dec 9 2015 1:18PM

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