Site Event/Activity record ESF26291 - Evaluation - Station Hill, Bury St Edmunds
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Location
Location | Station Hill, Bury St Edmunds |
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Grid reference | Centred TL 8525 6505 (124m by 201m) |
Map sheet | TL86NE |
Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Pre-Construct Archaeology
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Evaluation consisting of 9 trial trenches exposed the mid-late 19th century foundations associated with railway buildings. No feature or finds were found in the remaining trenches, modern deposits and disturbed grounf being encountered down to th level of the underlying sand and gravel geological deposits. Evidence was found for the terracing of the northern and southern slopes of the hill during the period of railway construction, while the hilltop has also been sunject to disturbance/removal of any soil horizons predating the mid-19th century.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF59257 Unpublished document: Hobbs, B., and Woolhouse, T.. 2018. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Land at Station Hill, Bury St Edmunds.
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Record last edited
Dec 7 2022 9:16AM