Monument record BUC 017 - Extensive ditched field system of probable later Prehistoric or Roman date, visible as cropmarks.
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 26698 40941 (444m by 774m) |
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Map sheet | TM24SE |
Civil Parish | BUCKLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Field ditches, possible enclosure, ring ditch circa 28m diameter, S of Kembroke Hall. E of BUC 008 (S1).
An extensive ditched co-axial field system of probable later prehistoric or Roman date, can be seen as cropmarks centred approximately on TM267409, to the south of Kembroke Hall, Bucklesham parish. The main axis of the fields is roughly NNE-SSW with most field boundaries and a track visible at 90 degrees to this axis. The main trackway visible appears to be heading downslope to Kirton Creek, possibly to a fording point or bridge (approximately where the modern bridge is) and may meet up with a track visible to the east in KIR 002. A number of ring ditches are also visible and have been recorded as BUC ????, and a rectangular enclosure, possibly containing a number of pits, can also be seen at TM26534114. A second phase of land division on a different orientation can also be seen centred on circa TM266410. Some of these field boundaries are marked on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of circa 1884, and have been transcribed only to differentiate the from the surrounding earlier features. (S3-S8)
Sources/Archives (8)
- <S1> SSF18710 (No record type): SAU, APs ACX 15, AFZ 10.
- <M1> SSF50031 Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. APs: SAU ACX 15, AFZ 10; CUCAP BJG 60 & 61, BNL 82.
- <S2> SSF50031 Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP, APs BJG 60 & 61, BNL 82, 5 July 1972.
- <S3> SSF50073 Photograph: National Monuments Record. Air Photograph. NMR TM 2640/2/265 07-JUN-1976.
- <S4> SSF50073 Photograph: National Monuments Record. Air Photograph. NMR TM 2640/2/259 (956) 07-JUN-1976.
- <S5> SSF50073 Photograph: National Monuments Record. Air Photograph. NMR TM 2640/2/260 (956) 07-JUN-1976.
- <S7> SSF50073 Photograph: National Monuments Record. Air Photograph. NMR TM 2641/21 (21334/28) 30-JUL-2001.
- <S8> SSF50005 Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 106G/LA/34 4062-3 15-AUG-1944.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 19 2013 10:45AM