Monument record EYE 043 - Stradbroke, Horham, Eye rising main; OS 3200 (field no.); site 4 (Med)

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Summary

December 1991: fieldwalking assessment of proposed rising sewage main route located scatter (site 4) of Med & PMed pottery, building debris, bone fragments and lava quern fragments along circa 70m length, near road adjacent to two ponds.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 1717 7404 (78m by 21m) Centred on
Map sheet TM17SE
Civil Parish EYE, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

December 1991: fieldwalking assessment of proposed rising sewage main route located scatter (site 4) of Med & PMed pottery, building debris, bone fragments and lava quern fragments along circa 70m length, near road adjacent to two ponds. Med finds listed as:- 2 rim, 7 Med body sherds, 5 Med glazed body sherds, 7 body sherds, LMed/Early PMed type ware, bone fragments (Med?), fragment lava quern. Date range C13/C14 - C16/C17? Almost certainly settlement/house site. Further examination recommended (S1). Also PMed.

1993: Part of this Medieval/Post Medieval site was stripped of topsoil, with two Medeival pot sherds being recovered aswell as a few Post Medieval sherds (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Excavation archive: Newman, J.. 1991. Stradbroke, Horham, Eye rising main.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Newman, J.. 1994. Monitoring Report-Stradbrooke to Horham Rising Main, Denham.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Jan 14 2025 9:53AM

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