Monument record BRR 052 - Pits and ditches of various dates, Barrow Hill, Barrow, Suffolk

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Summary

Evaluation and excavation identified a Bronze Age pit, a ditch and pit of medieval date, two post-medieval pits and ditch, and a number pits and ditches of unknown date.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 5766 263e (232m by 136m)
Map sheet TL52NE
Civil Parish BARROW, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (7)

Full Description

2013: Evaluation identified a Bronze Age pit, a ditch and pit of medieval date, two post-medieval pits and three pits and a ditch all undated (S1).

2014: Excavation comprised the controlled strip, map and excavation of the entrance/access roads in the eastern part of the site - the entrance section c.65m long. And the excavation of an area centred on the Early Bronze Age pit identified in Evaluation. The excavation identified, in the area centred on the Early Bronze Age Pit revealed a medieval pit, a modern pit and four undated pits. To the east two undated boundary ditches and one post-medieval doundary ditch were revealed. Also a group of three intercutting pits comprised two modern pits and a medieval pit of 13th-15th century date were revealed (S2). Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2014 (S3).

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Gorniak, M.. 2013. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Barrow Hill, Barrow, Suffolk.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Smith, L., and Newton, A. S.. 2014. Research Archive Report: Barrow Hill, Barrow.
  • <S3> Article in serial: Minter F & Plouviez J. 2015. Archaeology in Suffolk 2014, Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History.

Finds (3)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Record last edited

Jul 19 2024 2:56PM

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