Monument record LKH 204 - Battle of Britain Display, Lakenheath

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Summary

Two undated ditches and pit identified during monitoring of Battle of Britain Display

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Grid reference	Centred TL 732 807 (34m by 16m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	TL78SW
Civil Parish	LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

1999: Archaeological monitoring revealed two ditches and a pit. No datable finds were recovered from the ditches other than some possibly residual flint and all of these features remain undated. Burnt flint recovered from the features may point towards a common event linking them together (S1-S3).

Sources/Archives (3)

<S1> SSF51567 Unpublished document: AT. 1999. Mon report. Battle of Britain Display, Lakenheath.
<S2> SSF52266 Unpublished document: Caruth, J.. 2005. Assessment report. RAF Lakenheath, Prehistoric sites., Lakenheath.
<S3> SSF61470 Machine readable data file: Caruth , J.. 2023. All Site summary Info RAF Lakenheath July 2023.

Finds (6)

FSF35795: BLADE (Mesolithic - 9000 BC to 4000 BC)
FSF35796: CORE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF35797: FLAKE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF43536: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Iron Age - 9000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF43537: BURNT FLINT (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Iron Age - 9000 BC? to 42 AD?)
FSF43538: ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)