Site Event/Activity record ESF20438 - The Old Vicarage, Church Lane, Wenhaston

An archaeological monitoring was carried out on land at The Old Vicarage, Church Lane, Wenhaston (TM 424 753: WMH 034). Monitoring of groundworks associated with the construction of a cartlodge/boat store was undertaken on September 28th 2009 and October 2nd 2009. A few features of archaeological interest were recorded during the monitoring work, including a possible pit, a possible post-hole, a burnt clay hearth, and a possible linear feature. Two of these features were tentatively dated to the Roman period by finds and a small quantity of Roman period pottery was recovered from the overlying subsoil deposit. The work suggests that the Roman settlement that is known to lie to the east, may also extend beneath the modern village. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: HER event no. WMH 034 Planning Application No. C/09/0793 NMR No. 1525143 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: Watching Brief Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Site status: None Current Land use: Other 5 - Garden Monument Type(s)/Period(s): HEARTH Uncertain, PIT Uncertain, POST-HOLE Uncertain, DITCH Roman Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Roman, CBM Roman, BUCKLE Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 400.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TM424753 Point PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Jess Tipper Director/Manager: Stuart Boulter Supervisor: Duncan Stirk DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Stratigraphic Media: Database, Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Stratigraphic Media: Correspondence, Drawing, Plan, Section, Unpublished Text PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Metal BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: The Old Vicarage, Church Lane, Wenhaston WMH 033 Archaeological Monitoring Report Author(s)/Editor(s): D. Stirk Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report 2009/266 Date: 2009 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Ipswich