Site Event/Activity record ESF20087 - Evaluation, Wangford Quarry Covert Extension

The evaluation revealed a scattering of archaeological features in two concentrations: one prehistoric group towards the north of the study area, while an undated series of ditches crossed the south of the site. Towards the north of the site a group of prehistoric features (probably Bronze Age) appear to cluster around the location of a possible funerary monument suggested by a ring-ditch. Nearby post-holes and pits containing Early Bronze Age pottery and fire-cracked flint suggest that prehistoric settlement activity might also taken place at this location. Across the south of the study area a double set of undated ditches ran east to west before turning to the south. These linear features are on a similar alignment to the field boundaries recorded on the First Edition Ordnance Survey of 1880 and are thus possibly of post-medieval date Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Yes Associated Identifiers: HER event no. WNF 023 Planning Application No. W19531 NMR No. 1517281 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Mineral extraction (e.g. sand, gravel, stone, coal, ore, etc.) Methods and Techniques: Targeted Trenches, Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After full determination (eg. As a condition) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Site status: None Monument Type(s)/Period(s): PIT Late Prehistoric, DITCH Uncertain Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Bronze Age , FLINTS Late Prehistoric PROJECT LOCATION Area 4.00 Hectares Grid Reference: TM47007758 Point Height 8.00 - 12.00 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Planning Authority (with/without advice from County/District Archaeologist) Design originator: Edward Martin Director/Manager: Stuart Boulter Supervisor: Jezz Meredith DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: none Media: Images raster / digital photography, Survey PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: none Media: Context sheet, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Survey, Unpublished Text PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: WNF 023Cemex, Wangford Quarry Covert Extension (1st Phase) Author(s)/Editor(s): Meredith, J Other Bibliographic Details: 2007/236 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: Suffolk County Council Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich Description: A4 ring bound