Monument record FAS 014 - Ring ditch of unknown date, visible as a cropmark.

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Summary

Scheduled Monument - Cropmark of ring ditch, 29m in diameter, large causeway on SW side, ? a pit at each end of the ditch see details.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8408 6720 (56m by 55m)
Map sheet TL86NW
Civil Parish FORNHAM ALL SAINTS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

A series of cropmarks photographed by K J St Joseph (S1)(S2)(R1). Single ring ditch, circa 29m in diameter, at E end of cursus (FAS 004). Large causeway on SW side, ? a pit at each end of the ditch. Within area FAS 005 (R2). Position amended on HER map, 15.12.92.
Henge-like structure?
1976: Horseshoe shaped causewayed ring ditch (S4).

Sources/Archives (10)

  • <S1> (No record type): Martin, E.A.. Martin E A, When is a henge not a henge?, PSIA 35, 1982, (2), 141-142.
  • <R1> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP, APs ABM 16-17, BJI 77.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: Plot of cropmarks (in AP cabinet).
  • <R2> (No record type): SAU, AP ACY 15-16, ADG 28-30,.
  • <M2> (No record type): Barrow index :.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. Scheduling information.
  • <M3> (No record type): SAM file: computerised records 13059-13066.
  • <S3> Photograph: Air Photographs. NAU, TL 840 672, JDF 6-8, 1 July 1996.
  • <M4> Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. APs: CUCAP ABM 16-17, BJI 77; SAU ACY 15-16, ADG 28-30.
  • <S4> Unpublished document: Martin, E.. 1976. Prehistoric Crop-Mark Sites in Suffolk.

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May 8 2019 9:02PM

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