Site Event/Activity record ESF22690 - Watching Brief - Phase 1: Project Slam Housing, RAF Honington.
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Location
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8893 7472 (326m by 521m) |
| Map sheet | TL87SE |
| Civil Parish | HONINGTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service
Date
Not recorded.
Description
Site lay on level area of grass, alongside main runway. A c.12m length of trench and footing pads was seen while open, only a small proportion of the overall development. Trench was 0.8m wide and c.1m deep, with the footing pads measuring c.1.2m by 1.2m. This showed a thin layer of topsoil above the undisturbed natural subsoil of mixed sands beneath which was chalk.
10m length of pipe trench also seen on S edge. Ground was heavily disturbed by previous pipes etc and line of trees along perimeter fence.
Nothing seen.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SSF55553 Unpublished document: Craven, J,. 2004. Watching Brief - Phase 1: Project Slam Housing, RAF Honington..
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Mar 5 2019 1:01PM