Monument record WHR 025 - Valley Farm (BA)

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Summary

Ring ditch, circa 20m diameter (S1), partially excavated, see details.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 1530 3945 (50m by 50m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TM13NE
Civil Parish WHERSTEAD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (4)

Full Description

Ring ditch, circa 20m diameter (S1).
August/September 1999: Ring ditch partially excavated and shown to enclose two inhumations graves with body and coffin (?) stains. Associations of beaker (1 complete?) and worked flints. Ring ditch cut by later Med & PMed trackway and field boundary ditches. Details in (S2).

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> (No record type): SAU, AP AGM 22.
  • <M1> Photograph: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Air Photograph. AP : SAU AGM 22.
  • <S2> Excavation archive: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Excavation Report. Boulter S, SCCAS 2000/48.
  • <M2> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S2).

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Jul 28 2023 3:56PM

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