Monument record WSW 206 - Undated ring ditch and a possible mound.

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Summary

A penannular ring ditch and a possible low mound are seen as a cropmark and an earthwork (which has since been levelled) on aerial photographs. The features consists of a penannular ring ditch surrounding a possible mound. It is possible that the ditch and mound may relate to a possible Bronze Age Barrow and are in close relation to a scheduled Bronze Age Barrow approximately 100m to the north (WSW 013). It is also possible that the mound and ditch are natural in origin or a product of modern forestry. The ditch is seen as cropmark with the mound seen as a very low earthwork in the 1940s and is partially covered by low vegetation. The site is covered by a forestry plantation by the late 1950s and the low mound is presumed have been levelled as it is not visible on the visualised lidar data.

Location

Grid reference	Not recorded
Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	WEST STOW, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Type and Period (9)

Full Description

October 2019. Breckland National Mapping Programme.
A penannular ring ditch and a possible low mound are seen as a cropmark and an earthwork (which has since been levelled) on aerial photographs (S1-S2). The features consists of a penannular ring ditch surrounding a possible mound. It is possible that the ditch and mound may relate to a possible Bronze Age Barrow and are in close relation to a scheduled Bronze Age Barrow approximately 100m to the north (WSW 013). It is also possible that the mound and ditch are natural in origin or a product of modern forestry. The ditch is seen as cropmark with the mound seen as a very low earthwork in the 1940s and is partially covered by low vegetation. The site is covered by a forestry plantation by the late 1950s (S3) and the low mound is presumed have been levelled as it is not visible on the visualised lidar data (S4).
J.Powell (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 08th October 2019.

Sources/Archives (4)

<S1> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/106G/UK/889 RS 4018-4019 05-OCT-1945 (HEA Original Print).
<S2> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/60 V 5133-5134 05-FEB-1946 (HEA Original Print).
<S3> SSF55745 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical aerial photograph. RAF/58/2678 F21 066-067 21-JAN-1959 (HEA Original Print).
<S4> SSF55747 LIDAR Airborne Survey: LIDAR airborne survey. LIDAR Kings 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)

Event - Interpretation: Map Sheets TL77NE/77SE/87NW/87SW, Mapping Block 3: Breckland Aerial Investigation & Mapping (NMP) Project (ESF27300)

Record last edited

Mar 5 2020 11:26AM