Monument record CHD 064 - Herne Hill Farm, Resistivity Survey

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Summary

A resistivity survey that located various features.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 359 777 (133m by 138m)
Map sheet TM37NE
Civil Parish CHEDISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Resistivity Survey revealed various features including field ditches, an enclosure and a rectangulalr buidling possibly of Roman date(villa?) or medieval (church?) (S1)
Darft includes CHD 012 (NEO) and CHD 017. Field Walking has produced mainly roman finds including pottery and roof and hypocaust tile.

Extension of magnetometry survey coverage at a Roman site at Chediston, including re-surveying of areas previously investigated. Existing features were clarified, and the site of a possible bath house or Roman building debris was identified by the river. The survey confirmed that the principal activity was at the western end of the main field (S2).

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Meadows, D.. 2008. Geophysical Survey Report: Herne Hill Farm, Chediston.
  • <S2> Article in serial: Minter, F. and Saunders, A.. 2018. Archaeology in Suffolk 2017, Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Nov 2 2022 1:53PM

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