Monument record HNV 027 - Mill Cottage

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Summary

Monitoring revealed an undated large ditch that could be related to either the Anglo-Saxon settlement, or the Neolithic cursus complex.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8287 6885 (3m by 6m)
Map sheet TL86NW
Civil Parish HENGRAVE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

An archaeological monitoring of garage footing trenches at Mill Cottage, Hengrave identified a large, undated ditch. This may relate to Anglo-Saxon settlement activity, identified as cropmarks on aerial photographs, on the adjacent fields to the north-west (Scheduled Monument SF 170) or to the prehistoric Fornham Cursus and its associated features (Scheduled Monument SF 114), which terminates in the field 100m to the south (S1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Craven, J.. 2009. Monitoring report. HNV 027 Mill Cottage, Hengrave, Hengrave.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Mar 25 2011 4:46PM

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