Site Event/Activity record ESF20784 - Evaluation Household Waste and Recycling Centre, Carlton Colville

An archaeological evaluation was undertaken in advance of construction of a new split level Household Waste and Recycling Centre at South Lowestoft Industrial Estate, Carlton Colville, in order to observe and record any surviving archaeological deposits. Scattered Prehistoric finds are recorded on the county Sites and Monuments Record (SMR) in the area, and the site is just to the east of Bloodmoor Hill, an area with abundant archaeology including a Saxon settlement and cemetery site. Four trenches were excavated over the development area, and were stripped to the level of the natural subsoil. Scattered prehistoric features were recorded to the south, east and centre of the plot including a probable Neolithic pit, Iron Age ditch and various prehistoric ditches. The finds recovered do not form a coherent group dating to the same prehistoric period and it is difficult to interpret the site without further study. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: Sitecode CAC 035 HER event no. CAC 035 NMR No. 1436454 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Household Waste Site Methods and Techniques: Targeted Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After outline determination (eg. As a reserved matter) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Cultivated Land 4 - Character Undetermined Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Late Prehistoric, DITCH Late Prehistoric, PIT Neolithic, DITCH Iron Age , DITCH Early Bronze Age Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Late Prehistoric, FLINT FLAKE Early Bronze Age , POTTERY Neolithic, POTTERY Iron Age , FLINT FLAKE Late Prehistoric PROJECT LOCATION Area 10000.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM52748945 Point Height 14.00 - 14.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: John Newman Supervisor: Clare McLannahan DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: CAC 035 Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics Media: Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: CAC 035 Contents: none Media: Context sheet, Correspondence, Plan, Report, Section, Unpublished Text PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: CAC 035 Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: CAC 035: Household Waste and Recycling Centre, South Lowestoft Industrial Estate Author(s)/Editor(s): McLannahan, C Other Bibliographic Details: 2005/192 Date: 2005 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: SCCAS Description: A4, 13 pages, comb-bound