Monument record SNF 034 - Anomaly of a possible ring ditch at Saxmundham (WA) GEO

2024 - Geophysical survey identfied a clear ring feature, which was one of three located, likely pertaining to funerary activity in the form of burial mounds. There is evidence of Saxon funerary activity in the surrounding landscape, with the Snape boat burials lying 3.5 km to the south. It is equally possible that the anomalies date to the Bronze Age, and the differing morphologies of the anomalies may be evidence of various phases of activity.

Numerous anomalies across the site indicate the agricultural use of the land through the post- medieval and modern periods. Former field boundaries noted on late 19th – early 20th century OS mapping have been identified along with ploughing and spreads of green waste. There is further evidence of post-medieval and modern activity in the form of a pylon base and demolition material of former buildings or spreads from new builds.

The remainder of the anomalies pertain to modern services, geology, and weak magnetic trends (S1).

2024 - Geophysical survey identified a ring ditch c.20m in diameter (S2).