Monument record HGH 058 - 19th century post-mill, bronze age waterhole and medieval enclosures, undated features Land at Green Road, Haughley (AS) GEO (PCA) EVL
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 0285 6246 (160m by 372m) |
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Map sheet | TM06SW |
Civil Parish | HAUGHLEY, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (9)
- WINDMILL (19th century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
- DITCH (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- TREE THROW (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- POST HOLE (Unknown date)
- POST HOLE (IPS: Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- WATERHOLE? (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Full Description
Trial trench evaluation and excavation were carried out in advance of housing development. This identified four areas of significant archaeological remains, which were subsequently excavated. In Area 1, the remains of a 19th century post-mill, ‘Mere Windmill’, were excavated, along with associated ancillary buildings and surfaces. In Area 2, a pair of undated parallel boundary ditches were excavated. These boundaries were respected by a subsequent late Saxon to early medieval (c. 11th century) enclosure, probably used for managing livestock. Area 3 targeted a small undated pit found during the evaluation; an undated ditch was excavated. Area 4 was focused on a large later Bronze Age waterhole found during the evaluation. The lower fills of this feature contained a concentration of burnt flint pebbles, presumably waste material from nearby activities involving the use of hot stones to heat water from the waterhole. Column samples from the pond fills contained pollen, which indicated an open, probably pastoral, landscape from at least the Late Bronze Age, which may have become more intensively grazed during the Iron Age. The waterhole was truncated by an east to west early medieval ditch (S1) (S2).
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (10)
- FSF57080: POTTERY (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- FSF57081: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF57082: BRICK (18th century to 19th century - 1700 AD to 1899 AD)
- FSF57083: DAUB (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FSF57085: FIRED CLAY (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC? to 42 AD?)
- FSF57086: COIN (14th century - 1319 AD to 1338 AD)
- FSF57087: STRAP FITTING (14th century to 15th century - 1300 AD to 1499 AD)
- FSF57088: ANIMAL REMAINS (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- FSF57089: ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF57090: ANIMAL REMAINS (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation - Land at Green Road, Haughley (Ref: OASIS-preconst1-363790) (ESF26818)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, Land South of Green Road, Haughley (Ref: OASIS-preconst1-368808.) (ESF26894)
- Event - Intervention: Geophysical Survey - Land at Green Road, Haughley (Ref: OASIS-archaeol7-292998) (ESF25775)
Record last edited
Sep 23 2025 1:54PM