Monument record WRW 017 - Forestry Road 83, Kings Forest, Wordwell, (Prehistoric)

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Summary

January 1993: small prehistoric flint scatter.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8291 7375 (100m by 101m) Centred on
Map sheet TL87SW
Civil Parish WORDWELL, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

November 1992 - Initial assessment of archaeological potential along route of proposed road involved walking the length of the road following machine destumping, examining the exposed surfaces. Nothing was seen but this may have been due to the limiting visibility rather than an actual lack of finds. S2
January 1993: Following construction of new forestry carrstone road, strips of circa 5m width on either side, which had been cleared of vegetation/trees and partially of topsoil, were walked after being allowed to weather. A loose, dispersed scatter of five partly patinated worked and one fire crackled flint was centred on cited grid reference, over circa 80m length. A pot/tile sherd of PMed (?) date was also located within this area (S1).

Descriptions of flint finds are broad, dating to a specific period bracket is ill-advised. However, they are probably later Prehistoric, based on details of discovery, (S2).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
  • <S1> Excavation archive: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. 1993. Wordwell Forest Road 83.
  • <S2> Personal Correspondence: Cutler, Hannah. 2019. Personal Observations as part of the Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods project.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Jun 30 2020 3:42PM

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