Monument record FSM 024 - Land at Hollow Road Farm, Fornham St Martin.
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Summary
A number of possible archaeological features were identified as geophysical anomolies. Subsequent evaluation and excavation identified features of Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman date.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 8627 6637 (373m by 248m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL86NE |
| Civil Parish | FORNHAM ST MARTIN, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (13)
- PIT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- DITCH (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC to 101 BC)
- POST HOLE (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC to 101 BC)
- PIT (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC to 101 BC)
- DITCH (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- POST HOLE (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- PIT (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIT (Unknown date)
- POST HOLE (Unknown date)
- DITCH (Unknown date)
- CREMATION BURIAL (Unknown date)
Full Description
2014: A number of possible archaeological features were identified as geophysical anomolies (S1).
2016: Evaluation
2018: Archaeological features exposed in the investigation included ditches, pits and post holes, containing artefacts indicative of Bronze Age, Iron Age, and Roman settlement activity. The most prominent fetaures were a series of parallel ditches dating to the Middle to Late Iron Age and part of a small Roman enclosure identified in previous works to the south (S2).
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (22)
- FSF48706: POTTERY (Early Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 701 BC)
- FSF48707: POTTERY (Early Bronze Age to Middle Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1001 BC)
- FSF48708: POTTERY (Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age - 1000 BC to 401 BC)
- FSF48709: POTTERY (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 800 BC to 101 BC)
- FSF48710: POTTERY (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF48711: POTTERY (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
- FSF48712: POTTERY (Medieval to 20th century - 1066 AD to 1999 AD)
- FSF48713: ROOF TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48714: FIRED CLAY (Unknown date)
- FSF48715: BRUISED BLADE (Terminal Palaeolithic (Ahrensburgian, Long Blade) - 9700 BC? to 9400 BC?)
- FSF48716: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF48717: AXE (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
- FSF48718: LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age - 1000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF48719: BURNT FLINT (Unknown date)
- FSF48720: SLAG (Middle Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 400 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF48721: BOTTLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FSF48722: RING (MIS13 to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- FSF48723: KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF48724: NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF48725: HUMAN REMAINS (Unknown date)
- FSF48726: ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- FSF48727: MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Unknown date)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation - Hollow Road Farm, Fornham St Martin (Ref: OASIS-suffolka1-256503) (ESF24252)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation - Land at Hollow Road Farm, Fornham St Martin (Ref: OASIS-suffolka1-306282) (ESF26044)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical Survey, Land at Hollow Lane Farmhouse, Hollow Lane, Fornham St Martin (Ref: OASIS-britanni1-194733) (ESF22552)
Record last edited
Feb 17 2020 4:50PM