Monument record PKM 076 - Undated ditch AW PIPELINE Trench 125 (NPS)

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Summary

Undated ditch with post medieval brick recovered in the topsoil was identified during evaluation trenching for an Anglian Water pipeline.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 592 268 (10m by 18m)
Map sheet	TL52NE
Civil Parish	PAKENHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

DITCH (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Full Description

2012: Evaluation trenching for an Anglian Water Pipeline revealed an undated ditch. Fragments of post-medieval brick were recovered from the topsoil in the trench. The ditch runs adjacent to the roadway. The ditch would represent the original roadside ditch of Roman date, or could be a re-cut medieval roadside ditch (S1).

Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2013 (S2)

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF55975 Unpublished document: Crawley, P.. 2014. Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation, on the route of Anglian Water Bury PZ - Barnham Cross to Little Welnetham Treated Water Main.
<S2> SSF55627 Article in serial: Brudenell, M. & Plouviez, J.. 2014. Archaeology in Suffolk 2013. XXXXIII (2).

Finds (1)

FSF42946: BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Evaluation - Bury PZ - Barnham Cross to Little Welnetham Treated Water Main (Ref: OASIS-norfolka1-152507) (ESF23373)

Record last edited

Aug 8 2024 10:27AM