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Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm

England
List entry 1006005
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006005
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
17.21 hectares
Grid reference
TM 37679 45958
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm is a group of archaeological earthworks located in Suffolk, England. The enclosures consist of rectangular or square ditched boundaries visible as cropmarks and low earthwork features in the landscape. These structures are characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns and land organisation, though their precise dating and function remain subjects of ongoing archaeological study. The site represents evidence of prehistoric or protohistoric land use and territorial division in this region of East Anglia.

Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006005. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm?

Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm is a group of archaeological earthworks located in Suffolk, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006005.

Who is responsible for protecting Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm?

Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall 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 1006005.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Rendlesham Forest, 1300m west of Valley Farm (2.6 km), Two bowl barrows in Rendlesham Forest, 285m north west of Manor Cottage (3.6 km), Martello tower at Shingle Street (3.6 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow in Rendlesham Forest, 1300m west of Valley Farm
2.6 km
Two bowl barrows in Rendlesham Forest, 285m north west of Manor Cottage
3.6 km
Martello tower at Shingle Street
3.6 km
Settlement sites 330yds (300m) NW of Walnut Tree Farm
3.7 km
Settlement site E of the Cedars
4.1 km
Martello tower SE of Buckanay Farm
4.4 km
Five bowl barrows 490m and 500m north west of Bussock Barn
4.8 km
Martello tower by Bawdsey Beach
5.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm

Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm stands on Neogene To Quaternary Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Quaternary. The rock here is gravel, sand, silt and clay.

The wider landscape

Around Rectilinear enclosures 1km SW of Boyton Hall Farm

Sutton HooArchaeological site · ~5.9 miles
Domesday entry for Boyton, Suffolk →
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