Monument record CLA 056 - Iron Age ditch and medieval and undated pits, The Old Vicarage

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Summary

Monitoring of groundworks identified a large E-W aligned ditch from which a small sherd of possible Iron Age pottery was recovered a medieval pit and a large undated pit.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 577e 2457 (3m by 6m)
Map sheet TL52SE
Civil Parish CLARE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (3)

Full Description

Monitoring of groundworks identified three incised features were recorded in the exposed sections of the footing trenches, each sealed by a layer of topsoil. A large E-W aligned ditch from which a small sherd of possible Iron Age pottery was recovered was cut by a medieval pit and a large undated pit. The latter pit may represent an extraction pit whilst the ditch could be associated with the Clare Camp earthwork immediately north and west of the site. Whilst the evidence is only slight, the pottery from the ditch raises the possibility that the Clare Camp earthwork could have Iron Age origins (S1).

Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2008 (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Everett, L.. 2008. Archaeological Monitoring Report. The Old Vicarage, Clare, Clare.
  • <S2> Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 2009. Archaeology in Suffolk 2008. XXXXII (1).

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Aug 8 2024 8:46AM

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