Site Event/Activity record ESF19286 - Excavation - Land off Fengate Drove, Brandon

Excavation confirmed the presence of a substantial boundary ditch on the county border between Norfolk and Suffolk at Fengate Drove, Brandon. The ditch was recut several times, gradually shifting several metres to the north, with the final phase closely matching the modern boundary. The final stages of its infilling appear to have been in the late medieval/post-medieval period but material dating evidence was very limited. By the late 19th century only a belt of trees and possible fenceline marked the boundary. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. BRD 189 Sitecode BRD 189 OASIS form ID suffolkc1-11780 Planning Application No. F/2004/0800/RMA Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Open-area excavation 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 Uncertain PROJECT LOCATION Area 180.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL78238728 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: John Craven Sponsor or funding body: Developer DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land off Fengate Drove, Brandon, BRD 189 Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J.A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2006/165 Date: 2006 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: SCCAS excavation report