Monument record BNC 001 - Earthwork ditches and banks of possible deserted medieval village
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 5015 8440 (552m by 985m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM58SW |
| Civil Parish | BENACRE, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (7)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- DESERTED SETTLEMENT? (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- PARK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TRACKWAY (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- DEER PARK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PARK PALE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- RIDGE AND FURROW? (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Full Description
Field systems, possible deserted village enclosed by PMed park (S1). Includes SW-NE trackway/s (S2).
Park was probably a deer park at first, rather than a landscape park. Built between 1750-1780. Much of original part shown as treed. Network of enclosed fields. Park proper divided into many large compartments, with external pale having smaller enclosures and normal agricultural land to the north. By 1840 park had the appearance of a classic landscape park.
May 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
Medieval to post medieval field systems, and possible deserted village, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs (S1-S6) enclosed by the post medieval Benacre park (SHER BNC 020). Includes several possible trackways, and a possible area of ridge and furrow within fields. It is possible that a small section of these earthworks still survives on the latest available Google Earth photography (S6), and this site would perhaps warrant further fieldwork/site survey.
E. Ford (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 22nd May 2014.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <S1> SSF50031 Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. CUCAP, AP ARD 11 & 12, 1967.
- <M1> SSF50031 Photograph: CUCAP. CUCAP aerial photograph. AP: CUCAP AP ARD 11 & 12.
- <S2> SSF12997 (No record type): OS, AP 89 054 359 & 360, March 1989.
- <S3> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/930 RS 4184-4185 16-OCT-1945 (EHA).
- <S4> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/58/1674 F21 0270-0271 04-MAR-1955 (EHA).
- <S5> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. OS/70315 V 105-106 11-SEP-1970 (EHA).
- <S6> SSX55025 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. EARTH.GOOGLE.COM 03-AUG-2007 ACCESSED 18-SEP-2014.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
May 15 2018 10:22AM