Possible Roman Clunch Quarries at Swaffham Bulbeck Primary School. An Archaeological Evaluation.

An archaeological evaluation in the playground of Swaffham Bulbeck Primary School has shown that quarrying for clunch took place on this site in the past. Roman finds from one of the quarries suggests a possible earliest date in the Roman period. The presence of worked pieces of clunch in the quarries suggests that the clunch was being quarried for use nearby. This may include a substantial Roman building in the vicinity, although the finds may be residual and there are several buildings still standing in Swaffham Bulbeck which use clunch in their construction, including the 13th century church and parts of the school buildings and village hall. Other undated possible structural features were also encountered in the trenches.