Monument record HIG 003 - Near Punchfield Old Belt, Higham

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Summary

Large ring ditch/small circular enclosure, circa 50m diameter (S1).

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 7359 6610 (44m by 47m)
Map sheet TL76NW
Civil Parish HIGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

(a) TL 73516612 (b) TL 73576608 Ring ditches. (S1)

Two ring ditches of possible barrows visible on oblique air photograph and plotted approximately at (a) TL 73536612 30.0m diameter, (b) TL 73616612 60.0m diameter. The sites lie on low chalk loan at present understubble. No features were visible on the ground and no finds have been reported locally.

The features are not visible on OS air photograph 76/060/088. (S2)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: 1976. AP (St Joseph SVA DI 7 1976).
  • <S2> Source Unchecked: RCHME?. Various. Field Investigators Comments. F1 PAS 31-AUG-77.
  • <S3> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Jan 18 2021 2:05PM

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