Site Event/Activity record ESF21110 - LVIS Gate 8, RAF Lakenheath

20 trial trenches were excavated over three visits on land at RAF Lakenheath. The northern third of the development area covered a surviving portion of the Wangford/Lakenheath Medieval warren. Trial trenches were targeted across the warren to record the profiles, extent of the earthwork and surmise a method of construction. The warren earthworks were observed to have constructed from a single layer of imported soft sand that was present across the entirety of the northern portion of the development area. A few struck and heat altered flints were recovered from this layer. A small assemblage of heat altered flints and a few pieces prehistoric pottery were also recovered from a buried soil identified in the surviving archaeological horizon. The buried soil was discovered extending across the northern third of the development area and, where present, was sealed by the soft sand layer that formed the positive earthworks of the warren. Evaluation of the remaining two thirds of the development area determined a high degree of disturbance from previous modern activity extending to over 2.5m in depth resulting in no surviving archaeological horizon being present.. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Sitecode LKH 329 HER event no. LKH 329 Planning Application No. F/2009/0423/FUL NMR No. 1545612 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Military gate structure 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 - PPS Site status: None Current Land use: Woodland 3 - Mixed, Grassland Heathland 4 - Regularly improved Monument Type(s)/Period(s): WARREN Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POT Late Prehistoric PROJECT LOCATION Area 2.40 Hectares Grid Reference: TL755818 Point Height 13.11 - 13.40 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jude Plouviez Director/Manager: Jo Caruth Supervisor: A Beverton DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: LKH 329 Contents: other Media: Database, GIS, Images raster / digital photography, Spreadsheets, Survey PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: LKH 329 Contents: other Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Survey PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service ID: H/80/5 Contents: Ceramics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: LVIS Gate 8, RAF Lakenheath. LKH 329 Author(s)/Editor(s): Beverton, A. V. Other Bibliographic Details: Report No. 2011/137 Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Suffolk Description: Evaluation report. Ring bound, colour printed.