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The interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm is a Neolithic monument located in Suffolk, England. The site comprises a series of segmented or interrupted ditches characteristic of Neolithic causewayed enclosures, a defensive and ritual settlement form common in southern Britain during the fourth millennium before the Common Era. Such systems typically enclosed substantial areas and served multiple functions including stock control, ceremonial gathering, and protection. The monument represents an important surviving example of early agricultural settlement in East Anglia and contributes to understanding Neolithic territorial organisation and social practices in the region.
Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005982. View the official record →
The interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm is a Neolithic monument located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005982.
Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm 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 1005982.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosure E of Nether Hall (4.7 km), Six bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 500m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (6.4 km), Two bowl barrows in Knight's Wood, 460m south-east of White House Farm: part of Seven Hills barrow cemetery (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm'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.
Interrupted ditch system at Potash Farm stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.