Site Event/Activity record ESF22742 - Land at Mildenhall Road, Freckenham, Suffolk
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Location
Location | Mildenhall Road, Freckenham, Suffolk |
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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.
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)
- --- SSF60711 Unpublished document: Nicholls, K.. 2015. Metal detector survey and Archaeological Evaluatiopn Report: Land North of Mildenhall Road, Freckenham.
Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- FRK 063 Artefact scatter of Medieval metal finds (Med) (PAS find)
- FRK 063 Artefact scatter of Post-Medieval metal finds (PMed) (PAS find)
- FRK 063 Find spot of a bronze object, date unknown (Un) (PAS find)
- FRK 063 Find spot of Bronze Age axe/chisel/gouge(?) (BA) (PAS find)
- FRK 063 Roman artefact scatter including coins and brooches (Rom) (PAS find)
Record last edited
Jan 23 2023 12:44PM