Monument record HNS 027 - Saxon to Medieval ditches and pits at Silver Birches, Silver Hill, Hintlesham
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 0925 4339 (52m by 47m) |
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Map sheet | TM04SE |
Civil Parish | HINTLESHAM, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
An archaeological evaluation was carried out on land at Silver Birches, Silver Hill. A number of features of archaeological interest were recorded during the work. These were four or possibly five ditches dating from the Middle Saxon to medieval periods. Finds dating from the prehistoric to the medieval periods were recovered (S1).
2010: An excavation was undertaken over an area of c.600 square metres in order to fulfil the requirements of the planning condition. The archaeology revealed in the excavation included a background scatter of prehistoric finds residual in later features. The features themselves were attributed dates ranging from Middle Saxon through to the earlier medieval periods and were thought to represent a continuous period of occupation/activity in the vicinity of the site. Characterised by ditches with no structural evidence and a finds assemblage that was both sparse and abraded, the features were interpreted as the back end of enclosures and fields that fronted onto the road to the east. It is likely that any surviving structural evidence would be closer to this road, itself extant since at least the medieval period, and as a consequence, outside of the excavation area. In addition, a few features relating to the 20th century bungalow that previously occupied the site were recorded, including ash pits and a concrete lined well (S2).
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (14)
- FSF34694: KNIFE (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF34695: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF34696: QUERN (Unknown date)
- FSF34697: POTTERY (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF34698: POTTERY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF34877: ANIMAL REMAINS (Middle Saxon to 12th century - 650 AD to 1199 AD)
- FSF50445: FLAKE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF50446: BLADE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF50447: FLAKE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF50448: FLAKE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF50449: ROD (Middle Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1600 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF50450: FLAKE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Iron Age - 9000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF50451: SCRAPER (TOOL) (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF50452: BLADE (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 9000 BC to 2351 BC)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Archaeological Excavation - Silver Birches, Hintlesham (Ref: OASIS-suffolkc1-84438) (ESF20728)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Silver Birches, Silver Hill, Hintlesham (Ref: OASIS-suffolkc1-62579) (ESF20556)
Record last edited
Feb 3 2023 12:54PM