Site Event/Activity record ESF21089 - Land to the Rear of The Rectory, Main Road, Somersham

Summary: Somersham, land to rear of The Rectory, and east of St Marys Church, Main Road (SSH 018, TM 0910 4870) evaluation trenching of the area proposed as an extension to the graveyard for St Marys Church revealed a single pit which did not contain any finds and whose irregular base suggests an origin as a tree root hole. A metal detector search and visual scan of the upcast spoil recovered one small pottery sherd of probable Roman date and metal finds of 19th century or later date. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. SSH 018 NMR No. 1545629 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Graveyard extension Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: Pre-application Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 850.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM09104870 Point Height 24.00 - 25.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: John Newman Director/Manager: John Newman Supervisor: John Newman DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk CC Archaeological Service Contents: none Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk CC Archaeological Service Contents: none Media: Plan, Report BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: The Rectory, Main Road, Somersham- Archaeological Evaluation Report Author(s)/Editor(s): Newman, J Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: John Newman Archaeological Services Place of Issue or Publication: Henley, Suffolk Description: Loose bound client report