Site Event/Activity record ESF20560 - Excavation - 15 Sicklesmere Road, Bury St Edmunds
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Location
| Location | 15 Sicklesmere Road |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 864 630 (44m by 31m) |
| Map sheet | TL86SE |
| Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
A program of archaeological excavation and monitoring was carried out in advance of housing development at 15 Sicklesmere Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The excavation area of c.670sqm was stripped by mechanical excavator to the top of the subsoil or archaeological levels. 0.4m of modern topsoil was removed, then a c.0.3m-0.5m thick deposit of mid brown silty/sand and gravel which lay above the natural orange/brown sand and gravel subsoil (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF53564 Unpublished document: Craven, J.. 2010. Archaeological Excavation Report, 15 Sicklesmere Road, Bury St Edmunds, BSE 340.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- BSE 340 Neolithic activity and Bronze Age ring ditch, 15 Sicklesmere Road, Bury St Edmunds (Monument)
Record last edited
Jun 14 2018 1:10PM