Monument record FTN 010 - Multi-period field system cropmarks
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 6519 2961 (957m by 702m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM62NE |
| Civil Parish | FLIXTON (NEAR LOWESTOFT), WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (8)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Unknown date)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD?)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD?)
- TRACKWAY (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Early Neolithic to Roman - 4000 BC to 409 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD?)
Full Description
Mixture of linear cropmarks and circular enclosure (or large ring ditch) of c.60m diameter, possibly contemporary (S1).2006: Google earth image shows gap (entrance) in circuit on SSE. Possibly linked to adjoining field boundaries and trackway (to NE) (S2).
January 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
A large area of multi-period field system, boundary and trackway cropmarks are visible on aerial photographs (S3-S8, S10-S11). The site is centred on TM 5178 9610. The ring ditch previously recorded under this number is now under FTN 013. Comparison with the 1652 Estate Map of Somerleyton (S9) would suggest that at least some of the boundaries relate to the medieval to post medieval landscape, although many, in particular those aligned diagonally to the modern landscape are more likely to be earlier in date, potentially later prehistoric and/or Roman. It is not possible within the current project scope to attempt to refine the phasing of these fragmentary and overlying field systems.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 3rd January 2014.
March 2023. Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems project.
The site described above was included in the dataset analysed for the Historic England-funded Assessment of East Anglian Field Systems project. See the project report (S12) for further details.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk County Council Environment Team), 21 March 2023.
Sources/Archives (12)
- <S1> SSF50106 Photograph: Air Photographs. NAU, TM 515 963/HXT 4-7, 2/7/96.
- <S2> SSF61620 Photograph: Google Earth/Google Maps. 2017. Google Earth.
- <S3> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/LA/21 RP 3045-6 04-JUL-1944 (EHA).
- <S4> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/58/T/5378 F21 0003-0004 09-AUG-1962 (EHA).
- <S5> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Airmap86 42 4386183-4386284 01-AUG-1986.
- <S6> SSX55041 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service NAU HXV8-9 02-JUN-1996.
- <S7> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery TM 5296 03-AUG-2007 (INFRARED).
- <S8> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-JUL-2006 ACCESSED 23-AUG-2013.
- <S9> SSX55044 Map: 1652. 1652 Estate Map of Somerleyton.
- <S10> SSX55041 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. CUCAP BYJ2 29-JUN-1976.
- <S11> SSX55041 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. CUCAP BYJ1-2 29-JUN-1976.
- <S12> SSF61305 Unpublished document: Tremlett, S and Watkins, P. 2023. Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Interpretation: Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems project (Ref: Historic England project 7216) (ESF29464)
- Event - Interpretation: TM59NW. Lothingland Study Area. NMP National Mapping Programme Project for Lothingland, Greater Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths (Ref: English Heritage Project No. 6642) (ESX22032)
Record last edited
Nov 24 2023 2:13PM