Monument record STN 162 - Boundaries, ridges and pits, probably of post medieval date
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8405 8685 (764m by 627m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL88NW |
| Civil Parish | SANTON DOWNHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (14)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Unknown date)
- BOUNDARY BANK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BANK (EARTHWORK) (Unknown date)
- RIDGE AND FURROW? (Unknown date)
- RIDGE AND FURROW? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT? (Unknown date)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Full Description
November 2017. 'Brecks from Above' and Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A rather disparate group of boundaries, ridges and pits, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1)-(S2) and imagery from a 2015 lidar survey (S3). They are all of unknown but probably post medieval date. They are partially overlain by a probable gravel quarry (SHER STN 161), itself of probably post medieval date. Like other areas of ridging identified in the surrounding area, the ridges could reflect past cultivation of this area, or could relate to an early plantation. Other parallel marks, which have not been mapped, are likely to be 'patterned ground', and of geological origin. The pits may have been created by more localised extraction of sand, gravel or other materials. Many of the earthworks still survive, while others have been levelled.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 30th November 2017.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1918 RP 3081-3082 09-JAN-1947 (HEA Original Print).
- <S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/82/1204 F22 0052-0053 02-JUN-1955 (HEA Original Print).
- <S3> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR Santon Forest Research 0.5m DTM 15-JUL-2015 (BNG Project, FC England, Fugro Geospatial).
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 4 2019 11:11AM