Monument record LCS 201 - Site of undated boundary on Leiston Common
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4620 6349 (39m by 227m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM46SE |
| Civil Parish | LEISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (6)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Unknown date)
Full Description
March 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
An undated linear bank, probably a former boundary, is visible as an earthwork on Leiston Common on aerial photographs and lidar images (S1)-(S3). It probably relates to the use of the common, in which case a post medieval (or medieval to post medieval) date is likely. While recent images on Google Earth, and the lidar images, suggest that the southern part of the bank has been levelled, the northern section, which lies within woodland, is visible on lidar images from 2011 suggesting that it still survives as an earthwork.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 26th March 2015.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1673 RS 4247-4248 28-JUL-1946 (EHA Original Print).
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. OS/68144 V 048-049 31-MAY-1968 (EHA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR TM4663sw-TM4663nw Environment Agency 2m DTM 22-JUL-2011.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Interpretation: 'Sensitivity to Access' assessment for Natural England Coastal Access project, February 2016. (ESF23524)
- 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 11:54AM