Site Event/Activity record ESF20331 - Land to the East of Gallows Hill, Hadleigh

A small evaluation (11 trenches) covering 1.2ha of land to the east of Gallows Hill, Hadleigh. Following geophysical survey, a series of trenches were excavated in order to ascertain and characterise the nature of the archaeological resource. A single ditch of post-medieval date was revealed, contianing CBM (floor and roof tile). This feature was not identified in the geophysical survey, and none of the features identified by the geophysical survey proved to be real. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: Contracting Unit No. 2010/004 HER event no. HAD 092 Planning Application No. B/09/00291 NMR No. 1524804 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Urban residential (e.g. flats, houses, etc.), Residential Care Accomodation Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches, Geophysical Survey Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI) Current Land use: Cultivated Land 1 - Minimal cultivation Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): ROOF TILE Post Medieval , FLOOR TILE Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 1.20 Hectares Grid Reference: TM02034344 Point Height 30.00 - 35.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Rhodri Gardner Supervisor: Simon Cass DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Stratigraphic, Survey Media: Geophysics, Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Stratigraphic, Survey Media: Context sheet, Drawing, Map, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Survey PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land to the East of Gallows Hill, Hadleigh HAD 092 Author(s)/Editor(s): Cass, S. Other Bibliographic Details: 2010/004 Date: 2010 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: A short report in house style, printed and bound. Includes full geophysical survey report as an appendix.