Monument record LMD 362 - Roman Road, at football club ground (LMHS) EXC

Remains of Roman Road and road side ditches identified during trial excavation (S1).

The excavation follows the discovery of a Roman road leaving the settlement (LMD 354) to the NW and confirms its path across the river Chad Brook. A transverse trench across the probable road course found a wide causeway as the road crossed this low ground adjacent to the Chad Brook. Reinforced with iron smelting slag it also included evidence of fragments of timber from its waterlogged side ditches. Subsequent deposits from both sides of the causeway returned numerous small finds including three finger rings, two lead alloy curse scrolls and eighty-one coins. Most of the coins were of mid to late fourth century and were supplemented by late Nene Valley pottery sherds. In addition, the presence of a building was indicated to the East side by a large quantity of CBM. The road’s path could then be traced for another kilometre with the aid of aerial imagery.
Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2022 (S2)