Monument record FRK 052 - Drift Road (Sax)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 671 720 (224m by 266m) Approximate |
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Map sheet | TL67SE |
Civil Parish | FRECKENHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Confidential information.
Late 1995/early 1996: Metal detector find of lead fragment of `pattern'(?) for ESax brooch (such as a small-long type with side lappetts below the bow). Part of a curved strip with facets cut along edges joining a flat plate with rectangular side projections and a lug on the back. Little corrosion. Drawing in file (S1).
Late 1996: Further detector finds include coin of Baldred (823-25)(as Seaby 1995, number 880) from SE corner of site - circa (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s).
1997: 'B' pver 6-8 acre area, metal detected finds of ESax bronze wrist clasp and hooked tag/dress hook decorated with incised 'rocker' lines. Sketches of both objects in (S3).
1998: Further detector finds of bronze dress hook, ?LSax-EMed. Photocopy of object in (S3).
1999: (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) Further detector find of caterpillar brooch. Details in Portable Antiquities database, drawing in file (S2).
Also Med.
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (7)
- FSF20087: BOW BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- FSF20088: COIN (Middle Saxon - 650 AD to 849 AD)
- FSF25252: CATERPILLAR BROOCH (IPS: Early Anglo-Saxon to IPS: Early Middle Saxon - 501 AD to 700 AD)
- FSF25477: CLASP (IPS: Early Anglo-Saxon to IPS: Early Middle Saxon - 501 AD to 650 AD)
- FSF25478: HOOK (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
- FSF33656: PATTERN (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
- FSF33657: BROOCH (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 649 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Feb 13 2009 2:47PM