Monument record HLY 110 - New Visitors Centre, Suffolk Punch Trust, Hollesley Bay

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Summary

Archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of a new visitors centre at the Suffolk Punch Trust in Hollesley Bay revealed several features of prehistoric/Iron Age date.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 3635 4538 (52m by 54m)
Map sheet TM34NE
Civil Parish HOLLESLEY, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

November 2009. Two trenches were excavated to investigate the area of a proposed new tarmac car park to serve the recently built visitor centre on the site. An undated pit feature and a ditch of later Iron Age date were identified, demonstrating that the archaeological activity found under the visitor centre does extend through this new area (S2).

2010, Archaeological monitoring in advance of the construction of a new visitors centre at the Suffolk Punch Trust in Hollesley Bay revealed several features of prehistoric/Iron Age date (S1).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Cass, S.. 2009. Monitoring report. New Visitor Centre, Suffolk Punch Trust, Hollesley Bay (HLY 110).
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Cass, S.. 2009. Archaeological Evaluation Report, New Visitors Centre, Suffolk Punch Trust, Hollesley Bay, HLY 110.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Apr 1 2011 1:36PM

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