Site Event/Activity record ESF20535 - Land off Mobbs Way, Oulton

An archaeological evaluation was carried out on 1.7ha of arable land off of Mobbs Way, Oulton, in advance of development. Trenching showed the natural subsoil and archaeological horizon to be well-preserved at depth below colluvial silt/sands. A small assemblage of prehistoric material, together with two undated ditches and three possible pits indicates a possible phase of prehistoric occupation in the vicinity. A medieval or post-medieval ditch and isolated post-medieval small finds indicates that the site has probably been open or arable land since the medieval period. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: Planning Application No. DC/08/0239/FUL Planning Application No. DC/08/0241/OUT Sitecode OUL 011 HER event no. OUL 011 NMR No. 1525885 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Rural commercial Methods and Techniques: Sample Trenches Position in the Planning Process: After outline determination (eg. As a reserved matter) Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Cultivated Land 3 - Operations to a depth more than 0.25m Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Post Medieval , PIT Late Prehistoric Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): POTTERY Late Prehistoric, FLINT FLAKE Late Prehistoric PROJECT LOCATION Area 1.70 Hectares Grid Reference: TM521940 Point Height 6.50 - 9.50 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Brief originator: Local Authority Archaeologist and/or Planning Authority/advisory body Design originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service, Field Team Director/Manager: John Craven Supervisor: John Craven DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics Media: Text, Images raster / digital photography PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics Media: Context sheet, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County SMR Contents: Ceramics, Worked stone/lithics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land off of Mobbs Way, Oulton Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2010/146 Date: 2010 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: SCCAS evaluation report