Monument record HGR 042 - Saxon and medieval metal finds, Horsecroft
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 84 62 (1000m by 1000m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL86SW |
| Civil Parish | HORRINGER, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (4)
Full Description
Metal detected finds from Horsecroft, Horringer - location probably large field centreing at (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) or possibly one of fields immediately to N. Said to be from field "to east of Fair Field", which is at (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s). Foreign coins are consistent with fair site. Apparently also more common Med English coinage from site (S1)(S2).
Note other Misc finds from `Horsecroft' - CRN 01468 (Un lead seal); 06568 (C7 gilt mount); 15644 (Med seal matrix, lead & bronze tokens, Charles I farthing). Finds from Stonebridge Field (CRN 06570) may also be from the same general area.
August 1997: Location probably BSE 151 (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s).
Metal detector finds from (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) Horringer - location probably large field centreing at (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s). Foreign coins are consistent with fair site. Apparently also more common Med English coinage from site (S1)(S2).
Note other finds from (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s): CRN 01468 (Un lead seal); 06568 (C7 gilt mount); and possibly 15644 (Med seal matrix, lead & bronze tokens, Charles I farthing). Finds from (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)(CRN 06570) may also be from the same general area.
August 1997: Location probably BSE 151 ((see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)).
Gilt bronze mount, rectangular with traces of interlace ornament. 3.4cm long x 1.5cm wide x 0.2cm thick. A hole pierced through each corner. Found with a metal detector by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) and donated to Moyses Hall Museum (S1). ? C7 (K East, British Museum).
Note other finds from (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF10845 (No record type): Marshall, C.B.. Marshall C B per BSEMH, 1983.123B.
- <S1> SSF19718 (No record type): SAU, Newman J, note, March 1995.
- <R1> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Archaeol in Suff, 1983, PSIA, 35, 1984, (4), 324.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1), copy (S2).
- <S2> SSF1369 (No record type): Bonser M (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge), Finds List Z88, February 1995.
Finds (7)
- FSF21763: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (IPS: Early Middle Saxon - 601 AD to 700 AD)
- FSF21771: COIN (13th century to 15th century - 1201 AD to 1400 AD)
- FSF21772: COIN WEIGHT (13th century to 15th century - 1201 AD to 1400 AD)
- FSF21773: TOKEN (13th century to 15th century - 1201 AD to 1400 AD)
- FSF21774: COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF21775: TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- FSF21776: SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:36AM