Monument record DUN 001 - Possible Roman settlement site with an artefact scatter of pottery and metalwork. (Rom)

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Summary

Possible settlement, ? circa 1 mile E of modern cliff line, status unknown, apparently relates to road pattern(?), few sherds in 1970 rampart ditch excavation (R11).

Location

Grid reference	Centred TM 480 703 (100m by 100m) Centred on
Map sheet	TM47SE
Civil Parish	DUNWICH, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Full Description

Possible settlement, ? circa 1 mile E of modern cliff line, status unknown, apparently relates to road pattern(?), few sherds in 1970 rampart ditch excavation (R11). (Three sherds in IPSMG!)(S2). For further description and quotations from (R1) to (R7) please see (S1)
Collection by C Watling. Found 1730 onwards. Circa 40 coins etc in Dunwich Museum Collection (S2).
Suggested as possible siting of Sitomagus (S1)(R5)(R6)[although this is probably Knodishall].
1996: Large group of finds found detecting and sieving recent cliff collapse over circa 400m stretch below (to E). Greyfriars precinct (DUN 003) include four C3 and C4 coins. Details in (S4).
Also DUN Misc.

Sources/Archives (16)

<R1> SSF10637 (No record type): Lysons, .. Lysons, Mag Brit, 1730, 5, 191.
<R1> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 32, 1970, (1), 25-37.
<M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S4).
<S1> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 304.
<R1> SSF719 (No record type): Archaeological Journal, 35, 82.
<R2> SSF21411 (No record type): Society of Antiquaries, Minutes, 8, 67, manuscript.
<S2> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1971-137, 1971.
<R3> SSF21721 (No record type): Suckling Reverend A, History of Suffolk, 2, 262.
<S3> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 22, 1935, (2), 98.
<S4> SSF16409 (No record type): Piper J per SAU (JN, JP & EM), finds reports, Rom coin ID list, finds ID records.
<R4> SSF713 (No record type): Archaeological Journal, 15, 155.
<R5> SSF23358 (No record type): Wright, Celt Rom Sax, 135.
<R6> SSF10145 (No record type): Journal of British Archaeological Association, 32, 216-217.
<R7> SSF719 (No record type): Archaeological Journal, 35, 82.
<R8> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 7, 1890, (2), 238-240.
<R9> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 14, 1912, (3), 317.

Finds (6)

FSF20958: COIN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF20959: BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF20960: BUCKLE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF20961: (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF20962: BALANCE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF20963: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)

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None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Intervention: Excavated by DOE (West S E) (Ref: DOE (West S E)) (ESF15769)

Record last edited

Feb 4 2009 11:48AM