Monument record WHI 014 - Whitton Church Lane Recreation Ground
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 614 248 (250m by 187m) |
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Map sheet | TM62SW |
Civil Parish | WHITTON, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (9)
- PIT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POST HOLE (Unknown date)
- PIT (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- BARROW (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
- DITCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
Full Description
Sept 2008: A systematic fieldwalking and metal detecting survey revealed a general scatter of prehistoric worked flint and Roman pottery in the areas where features of this date were identified and a thin spread of medieval artefacts across the whole site, probably associated with the manuring of fields (S1).
Nov-Dec 2008: An archaeological evaluation prior to the construction of sports buildings revealed features of mainly Iron Age and Roman date. These features were concentrated in two areas of the site. The first area situated between the two fields that make up the site revealed datable features of Iron Age date. It is likely that the evidence from these features points to some form of settlement during the Iron Age and Roman periods. Residual flint artefacts of earlier date were identified across the site and a single pit containing flintwork of Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date was also identified. An area of dark material associated with burnt flint and a possible fragment of Bronze Age pottery was interpreted as the possible remains of a ‘burial mound’. A second area of interest revealed further ditches, pits and finds of Late Iron Age to Early Roman data along with undated features. The ditch alignments were tentatively examined across the site and it was proposed that some may relate to a Late Iron Age to Roman field system (S1).
Apr-May 2009: A second phase of evaluation trenching was carried out to clarify the nature of some of the features identified during the first phase. A number of new features were identified, most of which were of Late Iron Age to Early Roman date, similar to those identified in the first phase. The spread of features in the eastern portion of the site was discovered to be part of a more intense Iron Age to Roman field system that previously thought (S2).
Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2008 (S8).
Sources/Archives (3)
- <S1> SSF56448 Unpublished document: Meredith, J.. 2009. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Whitton Church Lane (Recreation Ground), Whitton.
- <S2> SSF56449 Unpublished document: Cass, S.. 2009. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Whitton, Recreation Ground, Whitton Church Lane, Phase 2, WHI 014.
- <S3> SSF55371 Article in serial: Martin, E.A., Pendleton, C. & Plouviez, J.. 2009. Archaeology in Suffolk 2008. XXXXII (1).
Finds (21)
- FSF42749: POTTERY (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF42750: POTTERY (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF42751: POTTERY (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF42752: POTTERY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF42753: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF42754: TEGULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF42756: BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF42757: PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF42758: PATERA? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF42759: NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF42760: MOUNT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF42761: FITTING (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF42762: VESSEL (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF42763: SEAL (16th century to 17th century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
- FSF42764: COIN (18th century to Unknown - 1782 AD)
- FSF42765: NAIL (Unknown date)
- FSF42766: BLADELET (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Late Neolithic - 9000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF42767: BLADE (Early Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC)
- FSF42768: FLAKE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF42769: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF42770: CORE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (5)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation - Phase 2 Whitton Church Lane (Recreation Ground), Whitton (Ref: OASIS-suffolkc1-56226) (ESF24233)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation - Phase I Whitton Church Lane (Recreation Ground), Whitton (Ref: OASIS-suffolkc1-56226) (ESF24230)
- Event - Intervention: Fieldwalking Survey - Phase I Whitton Church Lane (Recreation Ground), Whitton (ESF24231)
- Event - Intervention: Metal Detector Survey - Phase I Whitton Church Lane (Recreation Ground), Whitton (ESF24232)
Record last edited
Aug 12 2024 2:54PM