Monument record FRS 056 - Roman agricultural actvity and low level prehistoric activity at Friston Hall Farm Agricultural Reservoir, Saxmundham Road, Friston
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 4028 6029 (177m by 224m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM46SW |
| Civil Parish | FRISTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (15)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Unknown date)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- TRACKWAY (Unknown date)
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Unknown date)
- PIT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FIELD BOUNDARY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BOUNDARY DITCH (Post Medieval to IPS: Modern - 1540 AD to 2050 AD)
- POST HOLE (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- GULLY (Unknown date)
- POST HOLE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
Full Description
September 2017: A variety of geophysical anomalies including those indicative of field boundaries, a trackway, archaeological pits, quarry pits, geoplogical variations and agricultural furrows (S1) (S2).
December 2017: An evaluation revealed archaeological features in 12 of the 19 trenches, with the remaining seven being empty. The evaluation identified evidence of Roman agricultural activity, characterised by at least three (possibly four) ditches containing Roman greywares, with associated pits and post holes. A single Iron Age ditch was present, on a different orientation. There was some evidence for low level prehistoric activity on the site, with sporadic flint knapping taking place in the vicinity in the Bronze Age to Iron Age periods. (S4)
2018: An excavation identified an Iron Age pit, Roman field boundary ditches and a post-medieval or modern boundary ditch.
Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries for 2018. (S3)
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF58206 Unpublished document: Schofield, T.. 2017. Geophysical Survey Report: Friston Hall, Proposed Agricultural Reservoir, Friston.
- <S2> SSF58617 Article in serial: Minter, F. and Saunders, A.. 2018. Archaeology in Suffolk 2017, Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History.
- <S3> SSF59230 Article in serial: Minter, F., Rolfe, J. and Saunders, A.. 2019. Archaeology in Suffolk 2018, Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History.
- <S4> SSF60997 Unpublished document: Douglas, C.. 2018. Friston Hall Farm, Saxmungham Road, Friston: Archaeological Evaluation Report.
Finds (8)
- FSF54398: POTTERY (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF54399: POTTERY (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF54400: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF54401: CERAMIC (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF54402: FIRED CLAY (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF54403: DEBITAGE (Early Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 2350 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF54404: BURNT FLINT (Later Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF54405: ANIMAL REMAINS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation - Friston Hall Farm, Saxmundham Road, Friston (Ref: suffolka1-301914) (ESF29349)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation - Friston Hall Farm, Friston (Ref: OASIS-cotswold2-321555) (ESF26329)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical Survey - Friston Hall Farm Agricultural Reservoir, Friston (Ref: OASIS-suffolka1-293288) (ESF25781)
Record last edited
Jan 13 2023 3:42PM