Monument record NWN 018 - Early Saxon occupation, probably prehistoric ring ditch, post-medieval ditches at land South East Bury St Edmunds (OAE) EXC
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 587e 2623 (541m by 647m) |
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Map sheet | TL52NE |
Civil Parish | NOWTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (17)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- POST HOLE (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GRUBENHAUS (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- POST BUILT STRUCTURE (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- POST HOLE (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- PIT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- DITCH (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- RING DITCH? (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- ROUND BARROW? (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- POST HOLE (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD?)
- HEARTH? (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCH (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- GULLY (Unknown date)
- LAYER (Unknown date)
- PALAEOCHANNEL (Unknown date)
Full Description
2014: Evaluation revealed a ditch which corresponds with the probable ring ditch NEN 016 identified on aerial photography and the geophysical survey. Two probable sherds of Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age pottery, worked flint of later Bronze Age date and animal bone were collected, suggesting that the ditch was filling in during or after the late prehistoric period. Other prehistoric features include a small post hole containing two probable Iron Age pottery sherds, a possible hearth or pit used for dumping hot ashes containing charcoal rich deposits, burnt flint and slag. A broad ditch contained worked flints suggesting a prehistoric date. A small quantity of Roman pottery and CBM was collected from six features, pits, ditches, sunken featured building. Two Roman coins were also recovered. Evidence for a phase of early Anglo-Saxon occupation was seen along the natural slope, consisting of several probable sunken featured or post built structures together with associated pits and enclosures. Eight features have been interpreted as SFBs, early Anglo-Saxon pottery was collected from the surface of 6 of the seven fills, together with animal bone, fired clay and small amounts of residual worked flint and Roman tile. A glass bead, iron fragments and a hone were recovered. Two possible post-built structures, several pits, and ditches were also dated to this phase.
A series of post-medieval ditches were identified, and most correlate to previously recorded cropmarks, geophysical features and historic mapping. Several features were undated, some may be related to the phase of Anglo-Saxon occupation but others, particularly those with paler fills may be natural or prehistoric; pits, postholes, ditches. The trenches demonstrated that the floodplain area is occupied by other former palaeochannels some of which correspond with NWN 011 cropmarks (S1).
Evaluation results north of the river are recorded under BSE 453.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF57227 Unpublished document: Craven, J.. 2015. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Land southeast of Bury st Edmunds.
Finds (24)
- FSF46479: POTTERY (Late Neolithic to Late Iron Age - 3000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF46480: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF46481: POTTERY (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- FSF46482: TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF46483: TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF46484: BRICK (18th century to 19th century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
- FSF46485: FIRED CLAY (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- FSF46486: CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF46487: FLAKE (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF46488: BURIN SPALL (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF46489: CORE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF46490: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF46491: END SCRAPER (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF46492: BURNT FLINT (Unknown date)
- FSF46493: SLAG (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- FSF46494: COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
- FSF46495: BEAD (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF46496: WHETSTONE (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF46497: ANIMAL REMAINS (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF46498: COIN (14th century - 1310 AD to 1314 AD)
- FSF46499: WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF46500: BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF46501: SHEET (Unknown date)
- FSF46502: NAIL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation - Land southeast of Bury St Edmunds (Ref: OASIS-suffolkc1-192429) (ESF22480)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation - Abbot's Vale, Bury St Edmunds (Ref: OASIS-oxfordar3-520801) (ESF29792)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical Survey, South East Bury St Edmunds (Ref: OASIS-preconst2-187181) (ESF22428)
Record last edited
Dec 7 2023 9:28AM