Monument record MDM 120 - Wide Medieval ditch, visible as an earthwork.

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Summary

A wide ditch in Mendham parish, visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of the 1950s, may be the remains of a large medieval moated site or the line of a grubbed up field boundary.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 28348 81239 (85m by 131m)
Map sheet TM28SE
Civil Parish MENDHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A 5 metre wide ditch in Mendham parish, visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1951, may be the remains of a large medieval moated site or the line of a grubbed up field boundary (S1). The ditch forms two sides of a rectangular enclosure approximately 115 metres long and at least 65 metres wide. The northern side is defined by a narrower ditch that connects with an elongated pond, possibly part of the original ditch that retained water. There is no evidence of a ditch on the western side. It may be the remains of a precursor to the moated site immediately to the north (MDM 037) which is even larger.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Photograph: RAF. Air Photograph. RAF 540/465 3102-3 20-APR-1951.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Aug 19 2013 11:00AM

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