Monument record EXG 013 - Extensive Roman settlement area. (Rom)
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Summary
Extensive settlement area, almost a mile in length and up to 200 yards wide revealed in pipeline construction.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 606 667 (837m by 1221m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL66NW |
| Civil Parish | NEWMARKET, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | EXNING, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Extensive settlement area, extending almost a mile in length and up to 200 yards wide revealed during pipeline construction. Circa 70 features including over 40 pits, possibly timber sleeper beam structures, and 3 clay filled depressions, post holes and ditches. Pottery sherds of C2-C4 including Horningsea wares. Details in (S2). For cropmarks and enclosure, see (S1) & EXG 034.
Also IA.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF18431 (No record type): SAU, AP AFY 07.
- <M1> SSF39028 (No record type): AP: AFY 07.
- <S2> SSF22011 (No record type): Taylor C C, `Archaeol Results from the N Sea Gas Pipeline in Cambs 1968', PCAS, 1969, 32-33.
- <M2> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S2).
Finds (7)
- FSF10392: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF10393: POTTERY NENE VALLEY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF10394: BRICK (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF10395: ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF10396: FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF10397: QUERN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF10398: ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jul 17 2013 12:17PM