Monument record EUN 049 - A number of undated features Euston to Fakenham Magna Gas Pipeline
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 9071 7704 (68m by 60m) |
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Map sheet | TL97NW |
Civil Parish | EUSTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Civil Parish | FAKENHAM MAGNA, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Two undated pits, two undated ditches and a 19th-century brick culvert were
encountered. The find assemblage was limited, comprising two prehistoric flint
waste flakes and two sherds of pottery (one Roman and one medieval).
Perhaps the most interesting of the features was one of the pits that was filled with
heat-affected flint (often created in the process of heating liquids). The pit had
evidence of scorching to the sides. This feature is undated, but by comparison with
similar isolated pits with similar fills across the region, it is reasonable to suggest
that it is probably of Bronze Age date (2,500 BC – 700 BC).
No evidence of the supposed disserted village of Little Fakenham was discovered (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF59689 Unpublished document: Hickling, S.. 2014. Archaeological Watching Brief on the Euston Estate Gas Pipeline, Euston, Suffolk.
Finds (4)
- FSF51472: FLAKE (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF51473: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF51474: POTTERY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF51475: BURNT FLINT (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jul 13 2020 4:30PM