Monument record MRM 075 - Series of Roman ditches, Martlesham Park and Ride (Rom)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 6241e 2464e (118m by 304m) |
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Map sheet | TM62SW |
Civil Parish | MARTLESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
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.
Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2003 (S3).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF50056 Unpublished document: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service evaluation report. SCCAS, Sommers M, No 2003/56, ill.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
- <S2> SSF58338 Unpublished document: Sommers, M.. 2009. Archaeological Excavation Report, Park and Ride Site, Martlesham.
- <S3> SSF55366 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 2004. Archaeology in Suffolk 2003. XXXX (4).
Finds (4)
- FSF28856: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF46674: TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF46676: BURNT FLINT (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF46677: POTTERY (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jul 30 2024 3:31PM