Monument record FNM 007 - A12 Wickham Market to Saxmundham improvement; O.S. 3319
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 6363 2592 (185m by 226m) Centred on |
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Map sheet | TM62NW |
Civil Parish | FARNHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1991: Widespread scatter of worked and burnt flint over an area c 200 x 80 m located during fieldwalking survey of preferred new A12 route. Also Pottery.
Descriptions of flint finds are broad, dating to a specific period bracket is ill-advised. However, they may be later Prehistoric, based on find context (S2).
1994: Archaeological desk based assessment was undertaken for the A12 Wickham Market to Saxmundham improvement. The assessment highlighted the large and import Roman site around the Fiveways junction at the southern end of the proposed road improvement, Aswell as five small prehistoric sites, four small medieval sites and four cropmark sites of unknown date close or on the proposed route. In addition the major historic park at Little Glenham and Benhall Lodge Park are noted as landscapes of regional and local importance (S3).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF19881 Finds Report: Newman J. Dec 1991. Report, FNM 007. SAU, Newman J, site report, FNM 007, map, Dec 1991..
- <S1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: finds report.
- <S2> SSF59348 Personal Correspondence: Cutler, Hannah. 2019. Personal Observations as part of the Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods project.
- <S3> SSF50882 Unpublished document: Newman, J and Plouviez, J.. 1994. Desk Based Assessment report- A12 Wickham Market to Saxmundham Improvement, Benham.
Finds (6)
- FSF13646: BLADE (Early Upper Palaeolithic (LRJ) to Late Bronze Age - 42000 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF13647: POT BOILER (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FSF50380: KNIFE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FSF50381: FLAKE (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FSF50382: POTTERY (Roman to Medieval - 43 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF50383: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Interpretation: Desk Based Assessment - A12 Wickham Market to Samundham improvmement (ESF30086)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Survey: Systematic Fieldwalking Survey, A12 Wickham Market to Saxmundham improvement; O.S. 3319 (Ref: Dec 1991) (ESF27376)
Record last edited
May 29 2024 2:44PM