Site Event/Activity record ESF20947 - Land South East of Nightingale Avenue/Wangford Road, Reydon

During April 2011 Archaeological Solutions Limited (AS), conducted an archaeological evaluation (trial trenching) of land south east of Nightingale Avenue/Wangford Road, Reydon, Suffolk (NGR TM 4990 7725). The evaluation was undertaken in compliance with a planning condition attached to planning approval for the construction of residential dwellings. The site is within the historic core of the village although little systematic archaeological field work has been carried out in the area. A 20m diameter circular crop mark was noted to the south-west of the site which is indicative of a possible Bronze Age round barrow, but may also represent remains of a windmill suggested from its roadside location on a small plot of land (REY 024). In the event less than half of the evaluation trenches contained archaeological features. The principal recorded features comprised post-medieval and modern ditches. Undated pits (F1026 (Tr.2) and F1022 (Tr.16)), undated gullies (F1020 (Trs. 2 and 5) and F1016 (Tr.9)) and an undated ditch (F1018 (Tr.9)) were also recorded. Some ditches and gullies could be traced across the trenches (F1003 and F1020). No residual finds were present. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future Not known Associated Identifiers: Contracting Unit No. P4093 Sitecode REY065 NMR No. 1540538 Project Type: Field evaluation Development Type: Housing estate Methods and Techniques: Targeted Trenches Position in the Planning Process: Not known / Not recorded Reason for Investigation: Planning condition Current Land use: Other 14 - Recreational usage Monument Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): NONE None PROJECT LOCATION Area 2.68 Hectares Grid Reference: TM49907725 Point Height 11.00 - 11.50 metres PROJECT CREATOR(S) Organisation: Archaeological Solutions Ltd Brief originator: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Conservation Team Design originator: Jon Murray Director/Manager: Jon Murray Supervisor: Matthew Adams DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Archaeological Store Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics Media: Images raster / digital photography, Text PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Archaeological Store Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics Media: Context sheet, Map, Photograph, Plan, Report, Section, Survey, Unpublished Text PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Archaeological Store Contents: Animal Bones, Ceramics BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Land South East of Nightingale Avenue/Wangford Road, Reydon, Suffolk. An Archaeological Evaluation. Author(s)/Editor(s): Adams, M., Thompson, P. Other Bibliographic Details: AS Report No. 3789 Date: 2011 Issuer/Publisher: Archaeological Solutions Ltd Place of Issue or Publication: Hertford Description: A4 Ringbound Document