Site Event/Activity record ESF22337 - Evaluation and metal detector survey, Shrublands Quarry Western Extension, Coddenham

Please read our .

Location

Location CDD 090 Shrublands Quarry, Western Extension
Grid reference Centred TM 1176 5386 (253m by 348m)
Map sheet TM15SW
Civil Parish CODDENHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

A metal detector survey and trial trench evaluation revealed a very high degree of truncation and disturbance from previous forestry planting and felling. Metallic objects found by metal detector were all of later post-medieval of modern ditch. A single ditch was the only archaeological feature recognised. This was likely to be of fairly recent date as it contained a lead musket ball dated between the 17th and 19th centuries. Occasional unstratified flint flakes and a single flint scraper indicate a later prehistoric presence within the area. The site has very little potential for further archaeological investigation despite its proximity to a major Anglo-Saxon cemetery and nearby multi-period artefact scatters.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Meredith J,. 2014. Evaluation and Metal Detector Survey Report, Shrublands Quarry Western Extension, Coddenham.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Shrublands Quarry Western Extension, Coddenham: Eval (SCCAS) (Monument)

Record last edited

Jul 12 2023 9:55AM

Comments and Feedback

Do you have any more information about this record? Please feel free to comment with information and photographs, or ask any questions, using the "Disqus" tool below. Comments are moderated, and we aim to respond/publish as soon as possible.