Building 934 Grease Trap Installation, RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk

The archaeological monitoring works comprised the observation by a competent archaeologist of all intrusive groundworks associated with the proposed development which involved the mechanical reduction of the current ground level by approximately 1m over the extent of the new grease trap area. Records were maintained and metal detecting was conducted on all exposed deposits. No deposits were identified that required sampling. In March and April of 2025, Cotswold Archaeology (CA) carried out a programme of Archaeological Monitoring and Recording during groundworks associated with the installation of a new grease trap tank for the dining facility in RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk. The works comprised the level reduction of an area adjacent to Building 934 for the installation of a new grease trap. The works revealed heavy bioturbation, including tree rooting, overlying sterile naturally derived. No archaeological finds or features were encountered.