Monument record LUD 042 - Cropmarks of a funerary or hengiform

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Summary

The cropmark of an incomplete penannular ‘C-shaped’ ring ditch ring ditch, potentially representing the remains of a Neolithic or Bronze Age round barrow or hengiform monument, are visible on aerial photographs and is located within an area of multi-period fields and enclosures (SOL 008). The western part of the penannular ditch appears to have been destroyed or obscured by extraction. See LUD 013 and LUD 015 for other nearby ring ditches.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 5131 9930 (24m by 24m)
Map sheet TM59NW
Civil Parish LOUND, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

October 2013. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The cropmark of an incomplete penannular ‘C-shaped’ ring ditch, potentially representing the remains of a Neolithic or Bronze Age round barrow or hengiform monument, are visible on aerial photographs (S1- S2) and is located within an area of multi-period fields and enclosures (SOL 008). The ring ditch is centred on TM 5131 9930 and is 20m across. The western part of the penannular ditch appears to have been destroyed or obscured by extraction. See LUD 013 and LUD 015 for other nearby ring ditches
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 25th October 2013.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service SAU GN18 04-AUG-1977.
  • <S2> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service SAU GN18 04-AUG-1977.
  • <S3> Oblique Aerial Photograph: Oblique Aerial Photograph. NLA 3652/26-27 29-JUL-1986 (EHA).
  • <S4> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 02-JUL-2006 ACCESSED 23-AUG-2013.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Record last edited

Jun 9 2023 3:48PM

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