Monument record FML 051 - 55 Fore Street

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Summary

Monitoring foundation trenches for house extension located large cut feature into which a number of postholes had been driven.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 2870 6341 (5m by 5m)
Map sheet TM26SE
Civil Parish FRAMLINGHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (4)

Full Description

Monitoring foundation trenches for house extension located large cut feature into which a number of postholes had been driven. Suggested as possible town ditch but appears to run in wrong direction. Details in (S1). Radiocarbon dates confirmed Medieval (620 +/- 30 BP; 1290-1400 AD (95% probability)) date of one of timbers driven into ditch (S2).
Site is just within Medieval town (see FML 052).
Note Medieval (?) wall at 59 Fore Street (see FML 028).
Also see FML 055 for town ditch.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Unpublished document: Stirk, D.. 2009. Monitoring report. 55 Fore Street, Framlingham, Framlingham.
  • <S1> Unpublished document: Stirk, D.. 2009. Archaeological Monitoring Report, 55 Fore Street, Framlingham, FML 051.
  • <S2> Unpublished document: Radiocarbon date report. Scottish Univ' Environ' Research Centre (SUERC-23235) (GU-18513), April 2009.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Dec 12 2022 10:30AM

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