Site Event/Activity record ESF20653 - Land at Kennett Park, Moulton Road, Kentford, MUN 034, Archaeological Desk Based Assessment

This archaeological desk based assessment (DBA) has been undertaken prior to a proposal for the erection of a mixed-use development on the site of the Friskies Pet Care Centre and the two adjacent fields to the north and east of it in the parish of Moulton. This DBA includes an examination of the Suffolk Sites and Monuments Record (SMR), the aerial photographic archive, a documentary search and a site walkover. The proposed development area (PDA) is situated on the west side of the River Kennet on fairly level ground with a slight slope from the south down to the north where it is adjacent to the route of the Icknield way. Due to the topographic location of the PDA and the large concentration of Bronze Age barrows identified within this area, it is thought that Bronze Age material is probably the most likely to be encountered. In addition there is potential for medieval material to be discovered along the northern edge of the PDA near the route of the Icknield way. It is therefore recommended that a first stage of work should be to carry out a trial trench evaluation over the whole of the PDA including all areas of building, car parking and landscaping, to establish the character and condition of any surviving archaeology. The archaeological potential of the PDA does not justify a predetermination condition being placed upon the archaeological works.