Site Event/Activity record ESF19284 - Evaluation, Land off Fengate Drove, Brandon

An archaeological evaluation of land off Fengate Drove, Brandon, identified only limited evidence of post-medieval activity prior to its use as a timber yard in the 19th and 20th centuries, indicating that the site in the past has generally been undeveloped open land. A substantial ditch was seen marking the county boundary, together with two other ditches running alongside the course of Fengate Drove and a large dump of flint waste from the local 19th/20th gunflint or building industries. An earlier but undated ditch, on a different alignment to the post-medieval features was also identified. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: Sitecode BRD 189 HER event no. BRD 189 OASIS form ID F/2004/0800/RMA Planning Application No. APP/H3510/A02/1090716 Related HER No. 42776 WWB Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Housing estate Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Vacant Land 3 - Despoiled land (contaminated derelict and ?brownfield? sites) Monument Type(s)/Period(s): BOUNDARY DITCH Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): GUN FLINT WASTE Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 8700.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL78198724 Point Height 5.00 - 6.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Planning Authority (with/without advice from County/District Archaeologist) Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: John Craven Sponsor or funding body: PfP Development DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Worked stone/lithics Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Worked stone/lithics Media: Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Worked stone/lithics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land off Fengate Drove, Brandon, BRD 189 Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J.A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2005/176 Date: 2005 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: SCCAS Evaluation report