Site Event/Activity record ESF19984 - Evaluation Grace Cottage, Portal Avenue, Martlesham

A trial trench evaluation was carried out at the above site in advance of the construction of a rear extension to the house. One evaluation trench was excavated adjacent to the area of the proposed extension. The site is close to a well-preserved prehistoric bowl barrow (Scheduled Ancient Monument no. 21259; Historic Environment Record no. MRM 018). The evaluation revealed natural sand at a depth of approximately 0.65m below ground level. This is sealed by successive layers of subsoil, topsoil and turf. No archaeological features or deposits were identified and no artefacts were found. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. MRM 143 Planning Application No. C/08/1098 Museum accession ID 1514285 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Small-scale extensions (e.g. garages, porches, etc.) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: Between deposition of an application and determination Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Monument Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 1700.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM2420046149 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: William Fletcher Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Kieron Heard DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: MRM 143 Contents: Stratigraphic Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR ID: MRM 143 Contents: Stratigraphic Media: Report BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Grace Cottage, Portal Avenue, Martlesham (MRM 143): an archaeological evaluation report Author(s)/Editor(s): Heard, K Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report number 2009/102 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: Suffolk County County Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: A4, ring-bound, 19 pages