Monument record FEX 088 - Brackenbury Battery site - Roman features and finds (Rom)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 3188 3543 (332m by 426m) Centred on |
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Map sheet | TM33NW |
Civil Parish | FELIXSTOWE, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (5)
Full Description
December 1994: Rapid evaluation of single line of trenches traversing former Brackenbury Battery site, prior to construction of sea defences, located multi-period features and finds.
Major group of Rom finds and features and stratigraphy representative of part of large settlement/port. Pottery dates range from C2-C4 with a fairly high proportion of fine wares including imported Samian and Rhenish wares, and Nene Valley and Pakenham products. For details of finds and features see (S2). Also face pot fragment - for comments see (S3).
For early finds of Rom date from this site see FEX 053.
Also see Preh, BA, IA, Sax, PMed and Un.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF19001 (No record type): SAU, Boulter S, December 1994.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S2).
- <M2> SSF44684 (No record type): Evaluation archive:.
- <S2> SSF51424 Unpublished document: Boulter, S.. 1995. Archaeological Evaluation Report: Coast Protection Scheme, Brackenbury Phase II, Felixstowe.
- <S3> SSF1436 (No record type): Braithwaite G, letter, August 1995.
Finds (10)
- FSF19909: QUERN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF19910: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF19911: TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF19912: FLOOR TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF19913: POTTERY SAMIAN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF19914: ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF19915: POTTERY COLOUR COATED (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF19916: FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF19917: ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF19918: METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Sep 21 2013 2:54PM