Monument record CAC 064 - Site of fields of predominantly medieval to post medieval date

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Summary

The cropmarks and soilmarks of fields and a boundary bank or trackway of probable medieval-post medieval date, although a Roman origin for some elements is feasible, are visible on aerial photographs at Carlton Colville. The majority of the boundaries on the site are likely to date to the medieval to post medieval period and follow the alignment of former boundaries to the immediate east on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map. However some components follow a slightly different alignment, which corresponds with Roman date ditches and enclosures excavated to the west (CAC 026, CAC 029), suggesting that some of the fields could also be Roman in origin. See CAC 063 for discussion.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 6519 2908 (360m by 690m)
Map sheet TM62NE
Civil Parish CARLTON COLVILLE, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

The cropmarks and soilmarks of fields and a boundary bank or trackway of probable medieval-post medieval date, although a Roman origin for some elements is feasible, are visible on aerial photographs at Carlton Colville. The majority of the boundaries on the site are likely to date to the medieval to post medieval period and follow the alignment of former boundaries to the immediate east on the Ordnance Survey First Edition map. However some components follow a slightly different alignment, which corresponds with Roman date ditches and enclosures excavated to the west (CAC 026, CAC 029), suggesting that some of the fields could also be Roman in origin. See CAC 063 for discussion.

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 (S4) for further details.
S. Tremlett (Norfolk County Council Environment Team), 21 March 2023.

2pdr, location detailed in the 1940 defence scheme of the 8th Kings (S5).

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/540/495 RS 4074-5 12-MAY-1951 (EHA).
  • <S2> Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photograph. OS/70307 V 032 05-SEP-1970 (EHA).
  • <S3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map. Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch.
  • <S4> Unpublished document: Tremlett, S and Watkins, P. 2023. Assessment of the Character and Significance of East Anglian Field Systems.
  • <S5> Machine readable data file: Thompson, S. 2020. Pillbox Study Group, unrecorded defence sites for inclusion in the HER.

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Record last edited

Dec 8 2023 12:48PM

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