Monument record BSE 213 - 6 Cannon Street
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Summary
Watching brief identified a pit of possible Saxon or medieval date.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8533 6464 (2m by 1m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL86SE |
| Civil Parish | BURY ST EDMUNDS, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Monitoring revealed a pit which was filled with a dark brown loam with fragments of burnt clay, possibly hearth or oven debris. A trowel run across the face of the pit produced a single sherd handmade gritty pottery, possibly of Early Saxon (5th-7th c.) or Early Medieval date (11th-12th c.), and a fragment of chalk-tempered fired clay was also collected. Although the pit cannot be dated with certainty, the colour, texture and clay content of this feature is consistent with that of Early Medieval cess pits excavated elsewhere in the town, notably High Baxter Street (S1).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <S1> SSF53857 Unpublished document: Tester, A.. 2003. Archaeological Watching Brief, 6 Cannon Street, Bury St Edmunds.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Aug 20 2018 9:58AM