Site Event/Activity record ESF28673 - Evaluation - Land south-east of Holbrook Road, Freston

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Location

Location
Grid reference Centred TM 1783 3732 (258m by 181m)
Map sheet TM13NE
Civil Parish FRESTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK

Technique(s)

Organisation

Witham Archaeology

Date

Not recorded.

Map

Description

19 trenches were excavated, each measuring 1.8 m wide and totalling 500m in length. Topsoil and other recent deposits were removed by a mechanical excavator fitted with a 1.8 m wide toothless ditching bucket. E xcavated features were recorded through drawn plans and sections at a scale of 1: 20. This record was augmented by digital photographs and written context records on pro forma recording sheets. All trenches and reference points used in planning were located by survey grade GPS.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Jedrzejewski, R.. 2022. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Land South-East of Holbrook Road, Freston.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Possible Prehistoric ring ditch/barrow, Roman and Medieval structures of unknown funtion, undated features, Land south-east of Holbrook Road (Monument)

Record last edited

Jun 18 2025 10:52AM

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