Monument record MNL 770 - Holywell Drove, Beck Row (BA)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 686 795 (479m by 484m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL67NE |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | Beck Row, Holywell Row and Kenny Hill, Forest Heath, Suffolk |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Circa 1966: (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s), complete, short (circa 150mm) tanged dirk (? - not seen) found on ploughed field surface in small peaty hollow. Flint gritted pottery from adjoining sand hummocks (S1)(S2).
1999: (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) approximately, cast bronze torc fragment with hooked terminal(s) metal detected from mainly Roman site. Similar to example from Kenny Hill (MNL 210, though terminals were not hooked). Details and drawing in file (S3).
For flint-gritted pottery scatters within 100m see MNL 173.
Also Un, IA & Rom.
Formerly recorded as MNL 075. May relate to MNL 075 and MNL 0769.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. (S1).
- <S1> SSF50120 Bibliographic reference: BAR. British Archaeological Report. Pendleton C F, BA Metalwork in Northern East Anglia, 279, No 218, 1999.
- <S2> SSF15861 Unpublished document: Pendleton C F. The Distribution of BA Metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA Dissertation, Nottingham 1985. Pendleton C F, No 178, 1985.
- <S3> SSF50018 Finds Report: Plouviez, J.. 1995. SCCAS Finds Record:. King J (MADDC), per SAU, Pendleton C, Feb 1999, ill.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 13 2018 2:22PM