Monument record LWT 304 - Cropmarks of multiphase ditches

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Summary

The cropmarks of a dispersed group of multiphase ditches and field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs. The date of these features could potentially range from the later prehistoric to medieval to post medieval period. See LWT 308 for possible Bronze Age round barrow within area of the site.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 5280 9176 (529m by 629m)
Map sheet TM59SW
Civil Parish LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

May 2014. Lothingland, Lowestoft and North Suffolk Coast and Heaths National Mapping Programme.
The cropmarks of a dispersed group of multiphase ditches and field boundaries are visible on aerial photographs (S1-S2). The date of these features could potentially range from the later prehistoric (Bronze Age material has been found in the general proximity - LWT 010) through to the medieval to post medieval period. Those boundaries most consistent with the field boundary on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map are likely to date to this later period. See LWT 308 for possible Bronze Age round barrow within area of the site.
S. Horlock (Norfolk Historic Environment Service), 20th May 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 (S5) for further details.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk County Council Environment Team), 21 March 2023.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/LA/17 RP 3068-3070 28-MAY-1944 (EHA).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/LA/21 RP 3050-3051 04-JUL-1944 (EHA).
  • <S3> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/2188 V 5035-5036 28-JUL-1947 (EHA).
  • <S4> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/LA/27 RP 3048-3049 05-AUG-1944 (EHA).
  • <S5> Unpublished document: Tremlett, S and Watkins, P. 2023. Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems.

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2023 1:51PM

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