Site Event/Activity record ESF24187 - Evaluation, Land south of Main Road, Martlesham
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Location
| Location | Land south of Main Road, Martlesham |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2466 4629 (356m by 299m) |
| Map sheet | TM24NW |
| Civil Parish | MARTLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
A trial trenching evaluation carried out in 2 phases. 73 linear trial trenches (totalling 2200m) were excavated. They revealed ditches including field boundaries, internal subdivisions and irrigation ditches, in addition to plough furrows and a smaller number of discrete pits and postholes. A number of the ditches were thought to form a regularly aligned Roman field system, possibly with an area of underlying later prehistoric activity, and with overlying medieval field usage. Dating was difficult due to a scarcity of pottery and other datable finds.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF56436 Unpublished document: Woolhouse, T.. 2014. Post-Excavation Assessment, Land South Of Main Road, Martlesham, Suffolk: Archaeological Excavation and Monitoring.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MRM 157 Bronze Age, Iron Age and Saxon features identified at Land South of Main Road (Monument)
Record last edited
Mar 14 2019 9:20AM