Monument record BNC 047 - Reservoir adjacent to Benacre Wood (Med)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 6495e 2849e (257m by 95m) |
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Map sheet | TM62NW |
Civil Parish | BENACRE, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (7)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (IPS: Early Medieval to 15th century - 1066 AD to 1400 AD)
- POST HOLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROBBER TRENCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PARISH BOUNDARY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Full Description
A trial trench evaluation was carried out in August 2003, followed almost immediately by a targeted excavation of a small area around the most archaeologically productive evaluation trenches. Ephemeral evidence of late prehistoric and Saxon activity represented by pottery was recorded but the principal findings were medieval in date. The earliest of these features were a series of small field boundary ditches and a single pit. C13th or 14th century a moated site was established. Although this was only partially revealed, three arms of its ditch could be examined showing that it appeared to have been relatively small and abandoned before the onset of the 15th century. Limited evidence of structures and domestic occupation on the moated platform was recorded. Contemporary with the moat was a pond immediately adjacent to the western moat ditch and two superimposed sub-rectangular enclosures approx. 100m to the east (S1)
See also BNC 047 Preh.
Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2003 (S2).
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jul 30 2024 11:20AM