Monument record FKM 054 - Bronze Age features, possible Iron Age round house, and medieval and post medieval field systems Area 7 Bury PZ Pipeline
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 908 766 (179m by 143m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL97NW |
| Civil Parish | FAKENHAM MAGNA, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (13)
- PIT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCH (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- GULLY (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD)
- ROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC) (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD)
- DITCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC? to 42 AD)
- PIT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POST HOLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PIT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FIELD SYSTEM (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- PIT (Unknown date)
Full Description
2013-2014: Excavation identified a pit containing a large amount of burnt flint and charcoal which was radiocarbon dated established the feature to be of Bronze Age date. The pit may have been water retaining and used to crack heated flints. An adjacent funnel-shaped feature appears to have been associated. Ditches of Iron Age date and a drip gully likely representing a round house also of Iron Age date were present. There was a single pit of Saxon date. A field system and two alignments of post holes were dated to the medieval period and a later field system was dated as post medieval. (S1)
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF62645 Unpublished document: Morgan, S.. 2018. Anglian Water Bury PZ - Barnham Cross to Little Welnetham Treated Water Plant: ost-Excavation Assessment.
Finds (6)
- FSF57992: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Star Carr Type Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 9000 BC to 3001 BC)
- FSF57993: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF57994: POTTERY (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF57995: POTTERY (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF57996: QUERN (Unknown date)
- FSF57997: ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jan 20 2026 4:40PM