Site Event/Activity record ESF23348 - Evaluation, Erskine Lodge, Stanningsfield Road, Great Whelnetham

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Location

Location
Grid reference Centred TL 8779 6033 (180m by 148m)
Map sheet TL86SE
Civil Parish GREAT WHELNETHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Allen Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

2016: An archaeological evaluation by means of trenching was undertaken on land at Erskine Lodge, Stanningfield Road, Great Welnetham in support of a planning application for a residential development. The work was undertaken in two phases. Phase 1 consisted of the excavation of two trenches and three test pits and the monitoring of five geotechnical pits. Throughout Phase 1, the stratigraphic sequence remained largely consistent, comprising a natural geology of orange brown sandy gravel, sealed by a c.0.74m thick layer of mid/dark brown sandy silt with frequent stones, flint and occasional brick fragments, likely to be a landscaping layer associated with the construction of Erskine Lodge. This was sealed by a 0.05m thick mid brown sandy silt topsoil. Phase 2 entailed the excavation of fifteen trenches, each measuring 20m long by 1.8m wide, and followed on from a geophysical survey of the site. Across the site the natural geology comprised an orange brown silty sand and gravel, with some areas of sandy clay occurring in Trenches 2, 3 and 7. This was sealed by a dark brownish grey sandy silt topsoil, with frequent stone inclusions, varying between 0.35m and 0.76m thick but extending up to 1.60m thick in Trench 12 (1200). Only a single trench, Trench 8, was devoid of finds or features. (S1)

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Evershed, R.. 2021. Archaeological evaluation: Land at Erskine Lodge, Stanningfield Road, Great Whelnetham Phases 1 and 2.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Roman activity at Erskine Lodge, Stanningsfield Road, Great Whelnetham (Monument)

Record last edited

Sep 20 2022 9:42AM

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