Monument record STU 073 - A sea wall of Post Medieval date is visible on aerial photographs to the south of The Rough, Stutton parish

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Summary

A sea wall of Post Medieval date is visible on aerial photographs to the south of The Rough, Stutton parish

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 13818 33036 (91m by 68m)
Map sheet TM13SW
Civil Parish STUTTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A sea wall of probable Post-Medieval date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s onwards as an earthwork centred on circa TM13813303, Stutton parish (S1). The bank is about 120m in length and follows a dogleg shaped curve on the bank of the River Stour, protecting the low lying land to the north from flooding. It appears on the first edition Ordnance Survey maps of 1882 dating its construction at least to the Post Medieval period, but it could have earlier origins (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1937 1263-4 18-JAN-1947.
  • <S2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 1st edition. 1882.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Oct 21 2004 4:56PM

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