Monument record TYY 029 - Concentration of burnt flint and excavated features
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 280 355 (137m by 117m) (4 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM23NE |
| Civil Parish | TRIMLEY ST MARY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (11)
- BURNT MOUND (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- STRUCTURE (Unknown date)
- POST HOLE (Unknown date)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIT (IPS: Early Late Saxon to Medieval - 850 AD to 1539 AD)
- POST HOLE (IPS: Early Late Saxon to Medieval - 850 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUILDING (IPS: Early Late Saxon to Medieval - 850 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FEATURE (Unknown date)
Full Description
1998: Fieldwalking assessment located large (c.150m by 50m) spread of burnt flints plus seven worked flint flakes. Details in (S1).
March 1999: Evaluation trenching located IA (Prehistoric) and Med features and pottery (S2).
Summer/Autumn 1999: Full excavation revealed Prehistoric(?) ditch and finds. Details in (S2)(S3) and to follow. Also regular group of undated postholes and ditch - possible IA or Rom?
One of several similar spreads of burnt flints found in survey - see TYY 026, 028, 030 & 031.
Description from record TYY 029:
March 1999: Evaluation trenching located 'IA' (preh) and Med features and pottery (S1).
Summer/Autumn 1999: Open area excavation (c.2, 500 sq m). Series of ditches recorded and occasional pit with LSax(?) and Med material. Also complex group of Undated postholes, does not appear as a recognisable building - small fenced pens? (S2)(S3).
Description from record TYY 029:
Large NW-SE ditch with connecting SW-NE field boundary/ies. Possibly related to undated parallel ditches and boundaries and structured post hole settings. Details in (S1).
Sources/Archives (7)
- <S1> SSF50056 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service evaluation report. SCCAS, Newman J, March 1999.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1)(S2)(S3).
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1)(S2)(S3).
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
- <S1> SSF51333 Unpublished document: Abbot, C.. 1998. Archaeological Evaluation at Blofield Hall, Trimley St Mary.
- <S2> SSF18024 (No record type): SCCAS, Newman J, March 1999.
- <S3> SSF50036 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeologcial Service. Various. SCCAS, Sommers M, Assessment Report 2000/46, 2000.
Finds (6)
- FSF23162: WORKED OBJECT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FSF23163: POT BOILER (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF28342: POTTERY (Undated)
- FSF28343: POTTERY (IPS: Early Late Saxon to Medieval - 850 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF28344: ANIMAL REMAINS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF28350: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jan 9 2018 11:34AM