Monument record LKH 167 - Roman and Saxon pottery sherds at service trench, Lakenheath Airfield

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Summary

Service trench monitoring revealed buried soil and a Roman and a Saxon sherd but no features and no density of finds from buried soil

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 7320 8108 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TL78SW
Civil Parish LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

November 1994: Watching brief on c. 1m wide service trench (dug by machine) between two existing buildings located one decorated hand-made ESax(?) sherd, one Rom sherd and one Mes flake. Also evidence of buried soil visible (S1).

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: 1994. Monitoring Report - Service trench, RAF Lakenheth. SAU, Tester A, Field Report LKH 167.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
  • <S2> Unpublished document: 2005. Archaeological Assessment Report. RAF Lakenheath, Historic Sites., Lakenheath.
  • <S3> Machine readable data file: Caruth , J.. 2023. All Site summary Info RAF Lakenheath July 2023.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Oct 2 2023 2:11PM

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