Monument record IKL 019 - Berners Heath, Icklingham

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Summary

"A hoard of pewter vessels, an iron key and saw blade, a few animal bones and two sherds of Romano-British pottery, one of which was Samian, were found by an RAF bomb disposal unit on Berners Heath in (April) 1956".

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 7988 7544 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TL77NE
Civil Parish ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

"A hoard of pewter vessels, an iron key and saw blade, a few animal bones and two sherds of Romano-British pottery, one of which was Samian, were found by an RAF bomb disposal unit on Berners Heath in (April) 1956". Found with mine detector. Hoard consists of nine pieces - "five bowls, a large tray, a jug, a pedestal cup and a dish with an incised pattern of a fish","depth of 2 feet" (S1,S5,S6,S7). Photograph of hoard in IPSMG (S3,S4). Further details in Briscoe archive.

Also note `R/B sherds, 2/4th'(century) marked in pencil 200m to SE on SAU HER map (IKL 102)(S2).

Sources/Archives (10)

  • <S1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL77NE9.
  • <S3> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card Icklingham R, undated.
  • <S4> Photograph: IPSMG, 956.49, Extensions Book, photograph. IPSMG, 956.49, Extensions Book, photograph.
  • <S5> Unpublished document: Pendleton C. 1989. Artefact list of Elveden Museum collection, Jan 1989. SAU, Pendleton C, Artefact list of Elveden Museum collection, Jan 1989.
  • <S6> Cartographic materials: Lady G Briscoe. MIHLM, 6 inch record map. MIHLM, Correspondents 6 inch record map, Lady G Briscoe entry, May 1956.
  • <S7> Article in serial: Liversidge, J. Litt, M.. 1959. A New Hoard of Romano-British Pewter from Icklingham.. PCAS, 52, 1959, 6-10.
  • <S7> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. OS 6" 1958.
  • <S8> Article in serial: Hughes, T. M.. General index to vols 9-24 (1895-1922); 26-62 (1923-69).
  • <S9> Article in serial: Hughes, T. M.. General index to vols 9-24 (1895-1922); 26-62 (1923-69).
  • <S10> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

Finds (10)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 20 2021 4:08PM

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