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Bank and ditch NE of London Road is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Suffolk, England. The monument comprises a substantial bank and associated ditch that survives as a prominent landscape feature. Dating to the prehistoric period, such linear earthworks typically served defensive, territorial, or boundary functions within their respective communities. The specific chronological period and cultural context of this particular example remain subjects of archaeological interpretation, though its survival as a recorded monument demonstrates its significance to the understanding of prehistoric land use and settlement patterns in Suffolk.
Bank and ditch NE of London Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003918. View the official record →
Bank and ditch NE of London Road is a prehistoric linear earthwork located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003918.
Bank and ditch NE of London Road is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003918.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Atomic bomb store on Thetford Heath (3.5 km), Bowl barrow in the garden of The Old Mill (3.8 km), Bowl barrow 720m north east of East Farm (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bank and ditch NE of London Road's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bank and ditch NE of London Road stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.