Site Event/Activity record ESF19742 - Polstead Churchyard extension

An evaluation was carried out in the area of a proposed extension to Polstead Churchyard. A group of small pits, early Bronze Age pottery and flintwork suggested a degree of settlement activity on the site and the site's commanding position over looking the valley of the River Box is typical of prehistoric settlement. A field boundary ditch was also found. The archaeological horizon is sealed beneath a deep layer of re-deposited soil; this included small, post medieval, tile fragments and has a high flint content, this may be building debris associated with the church. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Sitecode POL 038 NMR No. 1485763 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Amenity area (e.g. public open space) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Grassland Heathland 2 - Undisturbed Grassland Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Post Medieval , PIT Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): FLINT Early Bronze Age , CBM Post Medieval , POTTERY Early Bronze Age PROJECT LOCATION Area 770.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL98893803 Point Height 40.00 - 41.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Diocesan Archaeologist Design originator: R Carr Director/Manager: David Gill Supervisor: David Gill DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Stratigraphic Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics Media: Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Unpublished Text PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Archaeological Evaluation Report, Land adjacent to Polstead Churchyard, POL 038 Author(s)/Editor(s): 'Gill, D.J.' Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No 2007/84 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: Suffolk County Council Place of Issue or Publication: Shire Hall, Bury St Edmunds Description: Standard SCCAS client report, soft bound A4