Monument record ERL 246 - Roman ditches and undated ditch at Car Park opposite Hospital, RAF Lakenheath

Evaluation identified a high density of archaeological features comrpising ditches representing a series of possible enclosures dating to the Late Iron Age or early Roman period. Dating evidence was sparse and the feature fills clean suggesting that they may have had an agricultural function. Although no evidence of the nearby Middle Saxon settlement was identified in the evaluation, the close proximity of this settlement (within 25m) makes it likely that at least some of the features belong to that phase of activity. The site had been formerly developed and some damage from modern activity was observed; however these results demonstrate that archaeological remains survive intact below the disturbed surface and that these have to potential to address research questions about the nature of Roman and Anglo-Saxon field systems and the relationship of the 'home fields' to the settlements. Further excavation of the development area will be required, although the scope of this will depend on construction levels (S1).