Monument record WNF 056 - Field boundary ditches, two possible ring ditches, enclosure and linear trackway
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4713 7896 (422m by 328m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM47NE |
| Civil Parish | WANGFORD WITH HENHAM, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (9)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Unknown date)
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)? (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)? (Unknown date)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- ROUND BARROW? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
Full Description
March 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
Several undated linear ditch features and a possible curvilinear feature or ring ditch are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S4) on land to the east of Wangford.
There is a great deal of geological background ‘noise’ on the photographs, making it difficult to be certain of the true extent of the archaeology, and the features that have been mapped represent a ‘minimum’ of the archaeology on the site. There are several possible 'pit' features, for instance, which have not been mapped is it was impossible to distinguish these from the geology. The linear ditches are thought to represent field boundaries and /or a possible trackway, and it is possible that the partial ring ditch represents a Bronze Age round barrow or possible prehistoric round house.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 25th March 2014.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. OS/78103 V 010-011 19-JUN-1978 (EHA).
- <S2> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Airmap86 31 3886029-3886030 30-JUN -1986.
- <S3> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Airmap86 32 3886042-3886043 30-JUN -1986.
- <S4> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. Suffolk County Council Area M 2X-JUN-1999.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jul 22 2016 4:06PM