Monument record HLY 157 - Site of undated ring ditch, perhaps the site of a Bronze Age round barrow

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Summary

A ring ditch of unknown date, perhaps the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs. It is surrounded by the cropmarks of multi-period enclosures, settlement, trackways and field systems (HLY 158), which include several other ring ditches which have been interpreted as round houses. However, the ring ditch described here is rather larger, and has therefore been recorded separately, as it may instead represent a round barrow site. A number of other ring ditches in the surrounding area have been recorded as probable round barrows (STT 022, STT 071, HLY 152).

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 3322 4395 (31m by 31m)
Map sheet	TM34SW
Civil Parish	HOLLESLEY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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April 2016. Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty National Mapping Programme.
A ring ditch of unknown date, perhaps the site of a Bronze Age round barrow, is visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2). It is surrounded by the cropmarks of multi-period enclosures, settlement, trackways and field systems (HLY 158), which include several other ring ditches which have been interpreted as round houses. However, the ring ditch described here is rather larger, and has therefore been recorded separately, as it may instead represent a round barrow site. A number of other ring ditches in the surrounding area have been recorded as probable round barrows (STT 022, STT 071, HLY 152).
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 8th April 2016.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/79 V 5113-5114 27-JUL-1948 (EHA Original Print).
<S2> SSF55746 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique aerial photograph. CUCAP BXH81 15-JUN-1976 (Print).

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Event - Interpretation: TM34SW. Mapping Block 3: Sutton to Hollesley. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 7085 (ESF23666)) (ESF23666)

Record last edited

Apr 22 2016 10:49AM