Monument record SSM 003 - Cursus.
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Summary
Large rectangular cursus, ditches approx 50m apart, close to ring ditches and possible long barrow.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0483 3436 (271m by 215m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM03SW |
| Civil Parish | STRATFORD ST MARY, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Cursus. Two surviving corners, SE and NW. Largely destroyed by A12 by-pass (R1).
Large rectangular cursus on a NW-SE axis. Approximately 285x70m. Close to ring ditches SSM 002 and SSM 004 (S1)(S2)(S3)(S4)(S5)(S6). Also note long barrow (?) SSM 009.
1976: Ditches c.50m apart. Ring ditches nearby (S8)(S9).
Sources/Archives (11)
- <M1> SSF50031 Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. APs: CUCAP AOS 64, ADR 91, ZD 05, ZD 11, ZL 83; SAU AJB 11-12, AJB 14-15,.
- <S1> SSF50031 Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP, AOS 64, 1966; ADR 91, 1961; ZD 05, ZD 11, ZL 83.
- <S2> SSF18557 (No record type): SAU, AP AJB 11-12, AJB 14-15, AJN 03.
- <M2> SSF45766 (No record type): AJN 03; Mrs McMasters 109, 24a.
- <S3> SSF11080 (No record type): McMasters, I.. McMasters Mrs, APs 109, 1980, 24a, 1986.
- <S4> SSF50025 Photograph: Essex County Council. Air Photograph. Essex CC, AP, CP/99/12/12-14.
- <S5> SSF10964 (No record type): Martin, E.A.. Martin E, When is a henge not a henge?, PSIA 35, pt 2, 1982, 141-3.
- <S6> SSF50209 Article in monograph: JD Hedges & DG Buckley. 1981. Springfield Cursus and the Cursus Problem. fig 5.
- <S7> SSF50207 Bibliographic reference: Loveday R. 2006. Inscribed Across the Landscape: The Cursus Enigma. ill..
- <S8> SSF58519 Unpublished document: Martin, E.. 1976. Prehistoric Crop-Mark Sites in Suffolk.
- <S9> SSF58525 Unpublished document: Martin, E. A. and Plouviez, J.. 1978. Prehistoric and Roman Cropmark Sites in Suffolk.
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Record last edited
Mar 24 2022 9:20AM