Monument record LXD 040 - Medieval/post-medieval features, Land to the rear of the Royal Oak Public House.

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Summary

Evaluation & Desktop survey revealed med-Pmed features. Area also monitored in 2002.

Location

Grid reference TM 6297 2724 (point)
Map sheet TM62NW
Civil Parish LAXFIELD, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Moat, inhabited, parts of two square compounds, occupied.

Trial trenching identified the earliest features of pits were of 15th or 16th century date. Other features identified included post medieval pits, post-holes and the walls of a range of buildings recorded on the Tithe Map of 1841 and still present on the Second edition Ordnance Survey map of 1902 (S1).

Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2001 (S3).

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files.
  • <S1> Unpublished document: Boulter, S.. 2001. Archaeological Evaluation - Land to the rear of the Royal Oak Public House, Laxfield.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Everett, L.. 2002. Archaeological Monitoring Report: Land to the rear of the Royal Oak Public House, Laxfield.
  • <S3> Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C., Plouviez, J. & Geake, H.. 2002. Archaeology in Suffolk 2001. XXXX (2).

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jul 31 2024 3:43PM

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