Site Event/Activity record ESF21946 - Evaluation: Land to East of Lady Miriam Way, Moreton Hall, Rougham

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Location

Location Land to East of Lady Miriam Way, Moreton Hall
Grid reference Centred TL 5885 2642 (300m by 177m)
Map sheet TL52NE
Civil Parish RUSHBROOKE WITH ROUGHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service

Date

Not recorded.

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Description

An archaeological Evaluation was carried out on Land to the East of Lady Miraim Way, Moreton Hall. This comprised Forty-two trial trenches were excavated across an area of 4.45ha. The evaluation was carried out between the 15th and 22nd of October and was conducted as a condition for planning application SE/11/0013 in advance of the construction of a football pitch. The work was commissioned by St Edmundsbury Borough Council. The evaluation identified a large swathe of modern truncation and disturbance running through the middle of the development area resultant from the site's previous use as an airfield. Further disturbance from deep ploughing was also noted.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Beverton, A, V. 2012. Archaeological Evaluation Report, Land to East of Lady Miriam Way, Moreton Hall, Rougham.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Iron Age farmstead at Land to East of Lady Miriam Way, Moreton Hall, Rougham (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 12 2024 2:49PM

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