Monument record HRK 021 - Cropmarks of a small ring ditch

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Summary

Cropmarks of a small ring ditch which represents a ploughed out round barrow of Bronze Age date

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 1979 3627 (25m by 25m)
Map sheet TM13NE
Civil Parish HARKSTEAD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A ring ditch circa 10m diameter, within a complex field system with trackways (HRK 020). A field boundary respects the ring ditch, striking the exterior of the ditch at a tangent.

Cropmarks of a small ring ditch which represents a ploughed out round barrow of Bronze Age date. The ring ditch is 16m in diameter with no visible internal features. Helen Saunders (Essex County Council). March 2015. (S2-S4)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S2> Oblique Aerial Photograph: English Heritage Archive. Oblique Aerial Photograph. TM1936/006-071, 24-Jun-2009, (EHA).
  • <S3> Oblique Aerial Photograph: English Heritage Archive. Oblique Aerial Photograph. TM1936/3/387-388, 7-Jun-1976, (EHA).
  • <S4> Oblique Aerial Photograph: English Heritage Archive. Oblique Aerial Photograph. TM1936/31-33, 36, 18-Jul-1983, (EHA).

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

May 4 2021 1:21PM

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