Site Event/Activity record ESF20288 - Lakenheath Playing Fields, Eriswell Road, Lakenheath

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Location

Location Lakenheath Playing Fields, Eriswell Road
Grid reference Centred TL 7176 8203 (92m by 60m)
Map sheet TL78SW
Civil Parish LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

An archaeological evaluation was carried out on land at the Lakenheath Playing Fields on the 25th August 2009, in advance of the construction of a new sports pavilion, associated car parking and a below ground heating system. Two trenches were excavated, Trench 2 was devoid of archaeology, Trench 1 contained three intercutting post-medieval ditches and a modern pit. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Planning Application No. F/2009/0126/FUL Sitecode LKH 323 HER event no. LKH 323 NMR No. 1524424 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Sports Pavilion, Public building (e.g. school, church, hospital, medical centre, law courts etc.) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Other 14 - Recreational usage Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Modern, DITCHES Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): CBM Post Medieval , ANIMAL BONE Uncertain, GLASS Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 0.18 Hectares Grid Reference: TL717820 Point Height 3.80 - 5.30 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: Liz Muldowney DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: LKH 323 Contents: other Media: Database, GIS, Images raster / digital photography, Survey, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: LKH 323 Contents: other Media: Context sheet, Correspondence, Map, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Unpublished Text PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: LKH 323 Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Glass BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Lakenheath Playing Fields, Eriswell Road, Lakenheath Author(s)/Editor(s): Muldowney, E Other Bibliographic Details: Report number 2009/220 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Suffolk Description: Spiral bound A4 report in white card covers

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Muldowney, E.. 2009. Lakenheath Playing Fields, Eriswell Road, Lakenheath, LKH 323.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Lakenheath Playing Fields, Eriswell Road, Lakenheath (Monument)

Record last edited

Aug 7 2023 9:19AM

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