Site Event/Activity record ESF19980 - Evaluation RAF Mildenhall Waste Water Treatment Plant

An archaeological evaluation was carried out on the proposed site for a single facility building on the RAF Mildenhall Waste Water Treatment Plant, Rookery Drove, Suffolk. This work revealed four ditches from two phases of activity, which are thought to represent fen drainage and a possible drove-way. Whilst there was no dating evidence, this activity is likely to have been post-medieval. Despite modern disturbance of the topsoil, the archaeological levels were well preserved. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: HER event no. MNL 623 Sitecode MNL 623 NMR No. 1514324 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Service infrastructure (e.g. sewage works, reservoir, pumping station, etc.) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None Current Land use: Grassland Heathland 3 - Disturbed Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Uncertain, DITCH Uncertain, DITCH Uncertain, DITCH Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 226.27 Square metres Grid Reference: TL685782 Point Height 3.50 - 4.50 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jude Plouviez Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: Rob Brooks DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: other Media: Text, Database, Images raster / digital photography PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: other Media: Context sheet, Correspondence, Map, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: MNL 623 RAFM Waste Water Treatment Plant, Mildenhall Author(s)/Editor(s): Brooks, R. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2009/248 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: A4 ring bound, white cover