Monument record RLM 065 - Cropmarks of undated and fragmentary ditches

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Summary

The cropmarks of undated and fragmentary ditches are visible on aerial photographs to the north of the suggested core of the Saxon settlement and Saxon Royal residence (RLM 013), and part of the wider Rendlesham complex. Finds in the area (RLM 038) indicate significant activity from the Roman to Medieval periods. The geophysical survey of the site also indicates subsurface archaeological featuresin addition to those tentatively identified on the aerial photographs. Possible additional boundaries may have been visible on the aerial photographs, but were not mapped due to uncertainty over their archaeological origin. It must also be noted that some of the ditches included within the mapping could relate to drainage ditches.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 3254 5355 (209m by 251m)
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 undated and fragmentary ditches are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S3) to the north of the suggested core of the Saxon settlement and Saxon Royal residence (RLM 013), and part of the wider Rendlesham complex. Finds in the area (RLM 038) indicate significant activity from the Roman to Medieval periods. The geophysical survey of the site also indicates subsurface archaeological features (Information - Jude Plouviez) in addition to those tentatively identified on the aerial photographs. Possible additional boundaries may have been visible on the aerial photographs, but were not mapped due to uncertainty over their archaeological origin. It must also be noted that some of the ditches included within the mapping could relate to drainage ditches.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 1st May 2015.

Sources/Archives (4)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/832 RP 3105-3107 23-SEP-1945 (EHA Original Print).
<S2> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. NMR 27182_032-034 15-AUG-2011 (EHA Digital).
<S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM XX-XXX-2000 ACCESSED 18-APR-2015 (Digital).
<S45> SSF53792 Unpublished document: Plouviez J. 2009.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 4:20PM