Monument record THE 001 - Lodge Farm
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 012 780 (184m by 131m) |
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Map sheet | TM07NW |
Civil Parish | THELNETHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Moat, rectangular, isolated, unoccupied (S1).
10.4.1934: Discovered by Basil Brown. Fragments of black pottery,?EMed (B Brown says C13), large circular flint stone, animal bones found. 1935: Some `exploration' by B Brown - ?excavation. Many sketches of site & description of finds in archive (S2).
The remains of a possible homestead moat, situated on a low rise to the east of a pasture field known locally as Moat Field. It comprises an L-shaped dry depression, c 10.0m wide and 1.5m deep; there is no evidence either on the ground or on APs to suggest that the depression continued to form a moated enclosure The farmer reports finding pieces of "worked stone", but no finds were made during field investigation (S3).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM07NW1.
- <M1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volumes, map, card index.
- <S2> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, XCIV, 30; XCVI, 8,13,85; XCVII, 6,7; map 21; card index 387,388.
- <S3> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <S4> SSF59830 Source Unchecked: RCHME?. Various. Field Investigators Comments.
- <S5> SSZ54994 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Vertical Aerial Photography. APs (RAF CPE/UK 1921 4180-1; 16 1 47).
Finds (1)
- FSF6985: POTTERY (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 12 2022 11:46AM