Monument record DBN 011 - Priory Field (Rom)
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Summary
Foundations of an extensive building said to have been discovered when Priory Field converted to arable in early C19 (S1).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 175 634 (197m by 245m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM16SE |
| Civil Parish | DEBENHAM, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Foundations of an extensive building said to have been discovered when Priory Field converted to arable in early C19 (S1).
Two Rom coins of Trajan (AD 98-117) and Carausius (AD 287-293) found on "Priory Field" with Med and PMed coin scatters in 1845 (S2) - see Med & PMed.
1993: Scatter of Rom pottery, mainly C3-C4, together with a probable tile tessera and a possible IA sherd, found in an area centred on TM 1759 6342. Further scatters at TM 1760 6348 and 1762 6355 (S4).
1994: Tegula fragment in TM 1760 6348 area (S5).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF4221 (No record type): Cromwell T, Excursions in the County of Suffolk, 1819, vol 2, 50.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy (S1); finds report sheets.
- <S2> SSF10345 (No record type): Knowland, L.. Knowland L (ed), Samuel Dove's Debenham, his 19C notes towards a history of Debenham, 1986, ill, 112.
- <S3> SSF6404 (No record type): Fieldwalking by E Savery & R Potter, 1993.
- <S4> SSF6406 (No record type): Fieldwalking by E Savery, 1993.
- <S5> SSF6407 (No record type): Fieldwalking by E Savery, 1994.
Finds (5)
- FSF15888: COIN (Roman - 201 AD to 400 AD)
- FSF15889: POTTERY (Roman - 201 AD to 400 AD)
- FSF15890: POTTERY NENE VALLEY (Roman - 201 AD to 400 AD)
- FSF15891: TESSERA (Roman - 201 AD to 400 AD)
- FSF15892: ROOF TILE (Roman - 201 AD to 400 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Aug 30 2017 12:55PM