Monument record NDM 043 - Roman and post-medieval ditches

An area of 1.8ha on the outskirts of Needham Market was investigated by trial trenching. The majority of features identified were ditches, probably representing field boundaries. Most of these were post-medieval but a single large ditch that crossed the site was of Roman date. One of the excavated slots through this ditch produced a considerable quantity of pottery (264 sherds). Although no discrete features of Roman origin could be identified there is a strong likelihood that occupation of this period was in the near vicinity (S1-2).