Monument record BUN 079 - Medieval ditched field boundaries, visible as cropmarks.

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Summary

Ditched field boundaries of possible medieval and post-medieval date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs, to the south-east of Manor Farm, Bungay parish.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 34585 87494 (351m by 224m)
Map sheet TM38NW
Civil Parish BUNGAY, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Ditched field boundaries of possible medieval and post-medieval date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs, in a field to the south-east of Manor Farm, Bungay parish, centred on circa TM 345875. Possibly two phases of land division are visible. Linear cropmarks define a small irregularly shaped field in the southern corner of the larger field, the boundaries of which fit into the wider field pattern as marked on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map, even though the field itself is not marked (S1). This phase of land-use may respect the irregularly shaped enclosure recorded in BUN 010. A possibly later modification of the field boundaries appears to divide the larger field into three smaller fields. Very faint and intermittent linear cropmarks cross the large field in a north-west to south-east direction, and may be the remains of strip cultivation. (S2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1880s. Ordnance Survey 25 inch to 1 mile map, 1st edition. Circa 1884.
  • <S2> Photograph: National Monuments Record. Air Photograph. NMR TM 3487/1 (SFU 11556) 01-JUL-1976.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 19 2013 12:17PM

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