A Roman Maltings at Beck Row, Mildenhall,
Suffolk
by Ellen Bales
EAA Occasional Paper 20
Suffolk County
Council 2004
83pp, 6pls, 25figs
Excavation of a 1.7ha area at Beck Row, Mildenhall, revealed
activity spanning the Bronze Age to Roman periods. Early Bronze Age
features were few, but indicate settlement in the vicinity. During
the Iron Age three circular buildings and a ditched enclosure
system were established. By the 1st century AD domestic activity
focussed on the south-west comer of the excavated area and clearly
extended beyond this.
However, a Roman realignment and extension of the enclosure system
included a large timber aisled building, which was fully rebuilt
after burning down and was then abandoned after a second fire in
the 3rd century. The building was used for agricultural rather than
domestic purposes, possibly as a malt house. The site is viewed in
the context of an intensely occupied area along the Fen edge in the
Iron Age and Roman period.
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Suffolk
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