Site Event/Activity record ESF21352 - Evaluation - Irrigation Reservoir, Felixstowe Road, Foxhall

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Location

Location Irrigation Reservoir, Felixstowe Road
Grid reference Centred TM 2289 4191 (167m by 207m)
Map sheet TM24SW
Civil Parish FOXHALL, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

An archaeological evaluation was carried on land off Felixstowe Road, Foxhall in advance of the construction of a new reservoir. Ditches associated with a known cropmark complex were identified as well as a series of pits. Finds were sparse, but where present in stratified contexts ranged from Late Neolothic/Early Bronze Age to Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age in date. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: Planning Application No. C/11/1092 HER event no. FXL 060 NMR No. 1549118 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Farm infrastructure (e.g. barns, grain stores, equipment stores, 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: Cultivated Land 3 - Operations to a depth more than 0.25m Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Late Prehistoric, PIT Uncertain, DITCH Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): FLINT Late Prehistoric, CERAMIC Late Prehistoric PROJECT LOCATION Area 2.50 Hectares Grid Reference: TM228418 Point Height 29.00 - 31.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Linzi Everett DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: AHDS ID: FXL 060 Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics, other Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: FXL 060 Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics, other Media: Correspondence, Report PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: FXL 060 Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics, other BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: FXL 060 Irrigation Reservoir, Felixstowe Road, Foxhall Author(s)/Editor(s): Everett, L. Other Bibliographic Details: 2011/148 Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: SCCAS

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Everett, L. 2011. Archaeological Evaluation Report, Irrigation Reservoir, Felixstowe Road, Foxhall, FXL 060.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Irrigation Reservoir, Felixstowe Road, Foxhall (Monument)

Record last edited

Nov 28 2022 10:58AM

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