Monument record WLB 086 - Post -medieval ditches, at land of the Street, Walberswick

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Summary

Evaluation identified two post-medieval ditches and a single undated ditch.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 4884 7480 (43m by 26m)
Map sheet TM47SE
Civil Parish WALBERSWICK, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

An archaeological evaluation was conducted for Hopkins Homes Ltd ahead of the construction of new housing and associated roads and parking. This evaluation produced two post-medieval ditches (in different trenches but probably the same ditch) and one undated ditch, and a large deposit of subsoil. The post-medieval ditch may have formed the western edge of a sinuous trackway whose eastern edge survives as the eastern edge of the development site. The large amount of topsoil and subsoil, and the artefacts retrieved from it suggest that the site has been subject to intensive arable agriculture or horticulture since at least the late medieval period (S1).

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Hickling, S. 2013. Archaeological Evaluation Report, Land off The Street, Walberswick.

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Oct 5 2013 12:56PM

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