Site Event/Activity record ESF19307 - Barn conversion, Weatherhill Farm, Icklingham

The conversion of redundant barn buildings into 4 dwellings with attendant parking at Weatherhill Farm, Icklingham was subject to an archaeological monitoring during the excavation of footings. The conditions were set out in a Brief and Specification by Jess Tipper (Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Conservation Team) to fulfil a planning condition on application F/2005/1003. The work was funded by the developer Mr Browning. The site is situated on south facing gently rising ground above the floodplain of the River Lark (c. 25m OD). Interest in the site is focused on the location of a Roman road which passes through the field to the south of the farm and the attendant Roman settlement. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: Sitecode IKL 157 Related HER No. IKL 157 Planning Application No. F/2005/1003 NMR No. 1457529 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Pipelines/cables (e.g. gas, electric, telephone, TV cable, water, sewage, drainage etc.) Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Other 3 - Built over PROJECT LOCATION Area 100.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL78657205 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Planning Authority (with/without advice from County/District Archaeologist) Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Andrew Tester Supervisor: Andrew Tester Sponsor or funding body: Mr Browning PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Survey Media: Report BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: IKL 157 BARN CONVERSION PROJECT Weatherhill Farm, Iklingham Author(s)/Editor(s): TESTER A Other Bibliographic Details: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Report No. 2007/011 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: SCC Place of Issue or Publication: SUFFOLK Description: SHORT