Site Event/Activity record ESF19742 - Polstead Churchyard extension
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Location
Location | Polstead Churchyard |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 9888 3803 (22m by 26m) |
Map sheet | TL93NE |
Civil Parish | POLSTEAD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
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Media: Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Unpublished Text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Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript)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
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF53003 Unpublished document: Gill, D.. 2007. Evaluation report. POL 038 Polstead Churchyard extension, Polstead.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- PLS 038 Undated features and prehistoric finds, Polstead Churchyard (Monument)
Record last edited
Nov 29 2011 11:33AM