Monument record SEY 041 - Early Bronze Age pit at Flixton Quarry

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Summary

Early Bronze Age pit identified during evaluation trenching at Flixton Quarry

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 2976 8582 (22m by 15m)
Map sheet TM28NE
Civil Parish ST MARY, SOUTH ELMHAM, OTHERWISE HOMERSFIELD, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Early Bronze Age pit identified during evaluation trenching at Flixton Quarry. The pit contained two sherds of pottery belonging to a collared urn of Early Bronze Age date. Early Bronze Age pottery has been associated with funerary deposits, occasional isolated pits and small pit groups of domestic origin elsewhere on the wider Flixton Quarry site (S1).

2012: An archaeological desk based assessment was undertaken on a parcel of land known as Cartwrights Covert for a proposed extension to Flixton Quarry. It concluded the proposed development area identified heritage assets had a general low to medium value for most periods with medium to high potential for Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age Features and a possible higher significance for the later medieval focus on the site depending on its function (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Boulter, S.. 2011. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Flixton Quarry Extension.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Havercroft, A. 2012. Desk Based Assessment - Proposed Extension to Flixton Quarry (Cartwights Covert), Suffolk.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 9:42AM

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