Monument record MRM 075 - Series of Roman ditches, Martlesham Park and Ride (Rom)

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Summary

Series of Roman ditches forming small enclosures or fields.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 24057 46407 (118m by 304m)
Map sheet TM24NW
Civil Parish MARTLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

2003: Evaluation identified a single ditch containing a small amount of Roman pottery, as well as Bronze Age pits (S1). See also MSF21320 for evidence of Bronze Age activity.

2003: Excavation identified Late Iron Age/Roman features including a series of ditches forming small enclosures or fields that are probably associated with pastoral farming. A small number of Iron Age/Roman artefacts were recovered suggesting that any settlement associated with this farmland was located elswhere (S2).
See also MSF21320 for evidence of Bronze Age activity.
See also MSF37406 for evidence of post-medieval ditches.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service evaluation report. SCCAS, Sommers M, No 2003/56, ill.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Sommers, M.. 2009. Archaeological Excavation Report, Park and Ride Site, Martlesham.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Feb 20 2018 9:19AM

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