Site Event/Activity record ESF21789 - Evaluation - A11 Fiveways to Thetford Improvement

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Location

Location A11 Fiveways to Thetford
Grid reference Centred TL 796 784 (11024m by 6991m)
Map sheet TL77NE
Civil Parish ELVEDEN, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish ERISWELL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Pre-Construct Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

An archaeological evaluation and geotechnical watching brief commissioned by Mouchel along the proposed route of the A11 Fiveways to Thetford Improvement works. 15 machine excavated geotechnical test pits were monitored all measuring 0.2m x 0.63m x 2.0m. No archaeological features or finds were observed in any of the pits. 13 evaluation trenches were excavated No archaeological features were present in any of the evaluation trenches. A single piece of Roman pottery was present in the subsoil [5] at Trench 2. Two flint scrapers were recovered from the plough soil [30] at Trench 11.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Pullen, A.. 2011. Archaeological Evalaution and Geotechnical Watching Brief: A11 Fiveways to Thetford Improvement.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • REVOKED RECORD: A11 - WB & EVAL (PCA) (Revoked Record)

Record last edited

Jul 4 2017 2:48PM

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