Site Event/Activity record ESF22742 - Land at Mildenhall Road, Freckenham, Suffolk

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Location

Location Mildenhall Road, Freckenham, Suffolk
Grid reference Centred TL 6747 7291 (452m by 377m)
Map sheet TL67SE
Civil Parish FRECKENHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Oxford Archaeology East

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

OA East undertook a metal detector survey and archaeological evaluation on land north of Mildenhall Road, Freckenham, Suffolk. The metal detecting survey covered a representative sample of the 3.5 hectares prior to excavation. Three objects were recovered, including a copper alloy vessel fragment dating to the 15th-16th Century. The evaluation comprised of 20 trenches over an area of 3.5 hectares, 17 trenches were 50m in length and 3 trenches were 25m in length..Many of the trenches contained deep naturally occurring hollows, some of which had dark fills, however no archaeology was observed.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Nicholls, K.. 2015. Metal detector survey and Archaeological Evaluatiopn Report: Land North of Mildenhall Road, Freckenham.

Related Monuments/Buildings (5)

  • Artefact scatter of Medieval metal finds (Med) (PAS find)
  • Artefact scatter of Post-Medieval metal finds (PMed) (PAS find)
  • Find spot of a bronze object, date unknown (Un) (PAS find)
  • Find spot of Bronze Age axe/chisel/gouge(?) (BA) (PAS find)
  • Roman artefact scatter including coins and brooches (Rom) (PAS find)

Record last edited

Jan 23 2023 12:44PM

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