Monument record CAC 087 - Medieval and undated features at Carlton Hall, Church Road, Carlton Colville

2015: The archaeological evaluation carried out by NPS Archaeology at Carlton Hall, Chapel Road, Carlton Colville, Suffolk recorded a small number of ditches, pits, post-holes and natural features spaced across five trial trenches with a concentration of features to the east. Ditches were recorded in all five trial trenches, but none appeared to link up or show continuations over a long distance. The lack of dating evidence recovered from the ditches restricts their meaningful interpretation. The potential pits identified in Trenches 2, 3 and 5 were only partially visible within the trenches as the features continued beyond the trench edges, and could therefore equally be ditch termini. Two very small groups of post-holes seen in Trench 2 displayed no evident form and it is unclear as to whether they represent structural remains. The earliest recorded finds were three worked flints of undetermined later prehistoric date. The flints are not considered to be reliable dating indicators for the features. Only one reliably dated sherd of the 13th–14th century was recovered—from a probable natural feature in Trench 2. The overall pottery assemblage is sparse and has a date range of 12th–14th-century. (S1)