Site Event/Activity record ESF19850 - Maples, The Spinney, Long Melford

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Location

Location LMD 174 Maples, The Spinney, Long Melford
Grid reference Centred TL 5861 2454 (23m by 32m) (2 map features)
Map sheet TL52SE
Civil Parish LONG MELFORD, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

An archaeological monitoring revealed two Roman pits, one of 2nd century date, and a possible soil occupation layer. Further unstratified Roman and post-medieval artefacts were also recovered. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous Yes, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Sitecode LMD 174 Planning Application No. B/07/00077 Planning Application No. B/05/01858 NMR No. 1507936 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Watching Brief Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Uncertain, PIT Roman, LAYER Roman Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): CBM Post Medieval , NAIL Uncertain, BUTTON Post Medieval , UNKNOWN Roman, UNKNOWN Roman, OYSTER SHELL Uncertain, BONE Uncertain, POTTERY Roman, CBM Roman PROJECT LOCATION Area 31.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL861454 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jude Plouviez Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: Rob Brooks DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Metal, Survey, other Media: Database, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: other Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Map, Notebook - Excavation, Research, General Notes, Report PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics, Metal, other BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: LMD 174, Maples, The Spinney, Long Melford Author(s)/Editor(s): Brooks, R. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS report no. 2008/024 Date: 2008 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: A4 ring bound, orange cover

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Brooks, R.. 2008. Monitoring report. LMD 174 Maples, The Spinney, High Street, Long Melford.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Maples, The Spinney (Monument)

Record last edited

Nov 29 2023 11:59AM

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