Monument record BIL 059 - Outline Record - Probable Iron Age Round House, Prehistoric Pit groups and Roman Boundary ditches at Artiss Close, Bildeston (OA) EXC

Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2023 (S1)

Excavation was undertaken across three discrete areas. Recorded features included prehistoric pit groups, a large circular post-hole structure (probably a roundhouse), Roman boundary ditches on the same alignment as those reported from the earlier phases of work, and post-medieval features associated with the agricultural use of the land, specifically boundary ditches documented on 19th-century tithe maps. Spot dating of pottery recovered from the post-hole structure indicated an Iron Age date, which is some of the first documented evidence of Iron Age activity in the local area (S1).