Monument record RLM 063 - Cropmarks of possible sunken-featured buildings and/or pits of Saxon date

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Summary

The cropmarks of a group of possible sunken-featured buildings and/or pits of Saxon date are visible on aerial photographs, within the suggested core of the Saxon settlement and Saxon Royal residence (RLM 013), and part of the wider Rendlesham complex. These sub-rectangular pits, ranging in size from 1m to 2.5m, are located within a dispersed area of pits detected on geophysics of RLM 013. Other more isolated sub-rectangular pits visible on the aerial photographs within this field have been recorded under RLM 072.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 3227 5291 (19m by 30m)
Map sheet	TM35SW
Civil Parish	RENDLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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May 2015. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Beauty National Mapping Programme.
The cropmarks of a group of possible sunken-featured buildings and/or pits of Saxon date are visible on aerial photographs (S1), within the suggested core of the Saxon settlement and Saxon Royal residence (RLM 013), and part of the wider Rendlesham complex. These sub-rectangular pits, ranging in size from 1m to 2.5m, are located within a dispersed area of pits detected on geophysics of RLM 013 (S2). Other more isolated sub-rectangular pits visible on the aerial photographs within this field have been recorded under RLM072.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 1st May 2015.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 27102_020 30-JUN-2011 (EHA Digital).
<S2> SSF53792 Unpublished document: Plouviez J. 2009. Archaeological Survey Report, Naunton Hall, Rendlesham, RLM 011, 012, 013, 014, 036.

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Event - Interpretation: TM35SW. Mapping Block 2: Bromeswell to Rendlesham. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085) (ESF23195)

Record last edited

Jul 30 2015 4:07PM