Medieval ditches and pits at land North of 63 Rectory Road, Stisted (EHER 80353)

Trial trenching revealed three later medieval ditches, a gully or plough scar and pit containing dating evidence from the 12th to the 14th centuries. Only a single pit dating to the medieval/post-medieval period was recorded during the excavation and yielded one sherd of medieval/post-medieval peg-tile.

February 2021. Trial trenching. Trial trenching revealed three later medieval ditches, a gully or plough scar and pit containing dating evidence from the 12th to the 14th centuries. Stisted is a historic village of likely medieval origin, and the evidence from this evaluation would indicated medieval activity on the development site. It is likely that the ditches are field boundaries and this activity is probably of agricultural origin. <1> May 2021. Archaeological excavation. Only a single pit dating to the medieval/post-medieval period was recorded during the excavation and yielded one sherd of medieval/post-medieval peg-tile. <2>