Monument record WHR 024 - Cropmark complex with enclosures, trackway, field boundaries and ditches
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 1391 4091 (1009m by 955m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14SW |
| Civil Parish | WHERSTEAD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (8)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
- RECTILINEAR ENCLOSURE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- ENCLOSURE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- DITCH (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- OVAL ENCLOSURE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- BOUNDARY (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
Full Description
Complex rectilinear field system, with trackways (S1)(S2). Extent extended to the east after (S3)
N of ring ditches WHR 006, 007.
Also Rom in this area, WHR 010.
Cropmark complex with enclosures, trackway, field boundaries and ditches of prehistoric date. The double ditched rectilinear enclosure is incomplete but is 239m by 95m. A smaller rectangular enclosure is located within the larger one and is 43m wide but is truncated by a track. Two oval enclosures, one complete, the other incomplete, are located to the south (17m and 23m in diameter respectively), with an extensive network of field boundaries and ditches surrounding the enclosures. Helen Saunders (Essex County Council). December 2014. (S4-S6)
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jun 8 2017 3:49PM