Site Event/Activity record ESF25909 - Excavation - Land North of Blyth Houses, Church Road, Snape
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Location
| Location | Land North of Blyth Houses, Church Road, Snape |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3944 5856 (58m by 138m) |
| Map sheet | TM35NE |
| Civil Parish | SNAPE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Archaeological Solutions
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Excavation commissioned by Hopkins Homes Ltd in advance of proposed residential development. The excavation followed a geophysical survey and a trial trench evaluation. Topsoil was ubiquitous across the site being a firm, mid grey brown sandy silt with occasional flint 0.23-0.34m thick. This overlay subsoil comprising firm, mid orange brown sandy gravel with flint 0.14-0.2m thick. The natural was a firm, light to mid orange/yellow brown sand/sandy gravel with occasional flint 0.37m-0.59m below ground surface. The soils were deeper towards the south of the site (S1).
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SSF58026 Article in serial: Mustchin, A.. 2016. Two Rural Anglo-Saxon Sites in Suffolk: Archaeological Excavations at Church Road, Snape and Lime Avenue, Oulton.
- <S1> SSF58053 Unpublished document: Mustchin, A.. 2013. Research Archive Report, An Archaeological Excavation on Land North of Blyth Houses, Church Road, Snape.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- SNP 103 Iron Age, Roman and Saxon Features at Land North of Blyth Houses, Church Road, Snape, Suffolk (Monument)
Record last edited
Oct 9 2017 3:35PM