Site Event/Activity record ESF21760 - Monitoring at Castle Hill Recreation Ground, Haverhill

Monitoring of groundworks at Castle Hill Recreation ground, Haverhill identified demolition material, possible robbed out wall footings, brick foundations and traces of an internal floor and external yards, all relating to the former Castle Farm. The recovered brick and tile debris indicated a 17th/18th century date for the farmhouse construction. There was no evidence for Haverhill Castle, a potential fortified medieval manor house which is believed to have once stood upon the site medieval although this may be due to the heavy park landscaping. It is also possible however that this building may survive elsewhere within the original moated enclosure. Project status: Complete Yes, Validated Yes Previous/Future Work: Previous No, Future No Associated Identifiers: HER event no. HVH 062 Sitecode HVH 062 Planning Application No. SE/07/0158 Related HER No. HVH 004 NMR No. 1568239 Project Type: Recording project Investigation Type: '''Watching Brief''' Reason for Investigation: Direction from Local Planning Authority - PPG16 Current Land use: Other 14 - Recreational usage Monument Type(s)/Period(s): DITCH Post Medieval , WALL Post Medieval , SURFACE Post Medieval Artefact Type(s)/Period(s): CBM Post Medieval PROJECT LOCATION Area 400.00 Square metres Grid Reference: TL65824578 Point 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: Andrew Tester Supervisor: John Craven DIGITAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: 'Ceramics' Media: 'Images raster / digital photography', 'Text' PAPER ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: 'Ceramics' Media: 'Plan', 'Report' PHYSICAL ARCHIVE Recipient: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service Contents: 'Ceramics' BIBLIOGRAPHY Publication Type: Grey literature (unpublished document/manuscript) Title: Castle Hill, Recreation Ground, Haverhill, HVH 062 Author(s)/Editor(s): Craven, J. A. Other Bibliographic Details: SCCAS Report No. 2007/245 Date: 2007 Issuer/Publisher: SCCAS Place of Issue or Publication: Bury St Edmunds Description: SCCAS Monitoring report