Monument record MNL 210 - Snare Drove, Kenny Hill. (BA)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6498 8069 (100m by 100m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL68SW |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill, Forest Heath, Suffolk |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bronze cast spiral twisted torc, cast in present form (no evidence of twisting or bending) with plain, slightly tapering round sectioned terminals. The spiral cast twists are tightly spaced at between 2.7 to 3.5 per cm and consist of flat bands separated by shallow `U' shaped grooves. External diameter between 20 and 21.1 cms. Found by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) in about 1977 hanging from his ploughshare-beam, so no precise findspot. However, field only one and three quarter acres centreing on (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s). Derived either from peat of Adventurer's series or dredged from Baldwins Lode or boundary ditches. Unique in Britain. Probably dates from C11 BC (late MBA) (S1)(S2)(S3)(S4).
1987: Fieldwalking for Fenland survey, noted surface soils as having a high mixture of dredged material although no finds located. Full details not yet available (S5).
Also Un `pestle'.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <S1> SSF15742 (No record type): Pendleton C, 1984.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file : Xerox of torc.
- <M2> SSF36172 (No record type): Photographs: SAU BPU 21-23.
- <S2> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Archaeol in Suff 1984, PSIA, 36, 1985, (1), 45.
- <S3> SSF15908 (No record type): Pendleton C, The Distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, numb.
- <S4> SSF15719 (No record type): Pendleton C, `A bronze torc from Kenny Hill', PSIA, 36, 1986, (2), 135-137, fig 26.
- <S5> SSF6326 Excavation archive: Pendleton C. 1990. Fenland Survey Archive. Pendleton C, 1987.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 14 2020 10:21AM