Site Event/Activity record ESF22145 - Monitoring - MUGA Pitch, St Peter And St Paul Primary School, Eye
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Location
Location | MUGA Pitch St Peter And St Paul Primary School |
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Grid reference | Centred TM 1488 7393 (41m by 35m) |
Map sheet | TM17SW |
Civil Parish | EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Two visits were made to the site to observe the site strip for a new MUGA pitch, measuring c.36m by c.18m, on an existing playing field to the rear of the school. The project design had been modified to avoid causing deep disturbance to potential archaeological deposits. To reach construction formation level the site strip simply consisted of deturfing, followed by the removal of up to c.0.15m of modern topsoil. The topsoil, which contained mixed 20th century material, remained in situ across the whole site meaning there was no disturbance to any underlying soil layers or archaeological deposits. It was noted that the machining was causing substantial ground vibration which was thought to indicate that the playing field could be situated upon peat deposits. The site may therefore have once have been part of the floodplain, rather than on the edge of the 'island' of the historic town (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF55148 Unpublished document: Craven, J.. 2013. Archaeological Monitoring Report, MUGA Pitch, St Peter And St Paul Primary School, Eye.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- EYE 118 Negative monitoring at MUGA Pitch, St Peter and St Paul Primary School (Revoked Record)
Record last edited
Dec 7 2022 2:49PM