Site Event/Activity record ESF23992 - Monitoring- The Swan Public House and Duck Cottage, Hall Street, Long Melford

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Location

Location The Swan Public House and Duck Cottage, Hall Street, Long Melford
Grid reference Centred TL 8638 4582 (11m by 12m)
Map sheet TL84NE
Civil Parish LONG MELFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Colchester Archaeological Trust

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

Archaeological monitoring and recording was carried out at The Swan public house and Duck Cottage in advance of the construction of a single-storey rear extension. In total 28.5m of foundation trenches were excavated each 1-1.1m deep. The trenches were excavated through modern topsoil c0.28m thick and a medium brown silty subsoil c0.7m onto natural orange sands and gravels (S1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Pooley, L.. 2016. Archaeological monitoring and recording at The Swan public house and Duck Cottage, Hall Street, Long Melford..

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • 18th-20th century pits, The Swan Public House and Duck Cottage, Hall Street, Long Melford (Monument)

Record last edited

Aug 17 2017 4:19PM

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