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Archaeological Trial Trench Evaluation and Watching Brief at Gifford's Hall, Wickhambrook, Suffolk |
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Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd (London) unpublished report series
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preconst1-306521_1.pdf (3 MB)
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
The first stage of the investigation was a watching brief, carried out during geotechnical works at the site in March 2018. The second stage was undertaken in April 2018 and consisted of the excavation of four trial trenches, located in areas that will be impacted by the proposed development. Within the moated enclosure, in the area of the car park to the north of the house and in a graveled area to the east, medieval remains were reveled beneath layers of post-medieval and modern made-ground, at a depth of between 1.0m and 1.5m below ground level. The nature of the remains, which largely date to the mid-12th to 14th centuries, is uncertain, but they include a possible ditch or pit, a buried soil layer and two thick deposits of soil that may be associated with earth-moving activity during this period. It was demonstrated that the northern arm of the moat, which was backfilled in the early 1900s, had largely been cleaned out prior to it being backfilled with dumps of clay, soil and brick rubble. The north side of the moat was intact, excavation revealing its outer bank overlying vestiges of the former subsoil and topsoil horizons, but the south side had been extensively truncated by modern groundworks. The latter may have been associated with the demolition and post-demolition groundworks of a brick building that once occupied the east end of the car park. Map evidence suggests that this building was built after 1904 but had been demolished by 1958. |
Author: |
S. Carlyle
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Publisher: |
Pre-Construct Archaeology Limited
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Other Person/Org: |
Suffolk HER (OASIS Reviewer)
Historic England (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2018
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Gifford's Hall |
District: |
West Suffolk |
Parish: |
WICKHAMBROOK |
County: |
Suffolk |
Country: |
England |
Grid Reference: 577080, 253840 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
preconst1-306521 |
OBIB: |
R13256 |
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Note: |
Bound paper copy (c60 pages) and CD-ROM
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Created Date: |
16 Aug 2019 |