Site Event/Activity record ESF22198 - Evaluation - Land at Bay Farm, Worlington

Archaeological evaluation on Land at Bay Farm, Worlington, Suffolk. This took the form of fifty three 50m x 2m trenches across the proposed development area. No archaeological features were found in the trenches although depressions and pits left by the roots of former trees (tree boles) were observed in most trenches across the site, the majority were devoid of artefacts although one yielded two abraded sherds of early Roman pottery. A series of linear features of geological, probably periglacial, origin were identified on the rising ground in the north eastern part of the site. Two modern sheep burials were identified relating to the sites previous use as a sheep field. The metal detecting survey undertaken found a scattering of modern detritus. No further artefacts were recovered from these features or from the subsoil and topsoil extending across the site.