Monument record BNH 018 - Barnham Number 1 pit (Sax)

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Summary

Site adjacent to BNH 002. Sketchy details from Basil Brown but pottery described as IA or possibly Anglo Saxon was recovered. No further reference to Sax finds from this site.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8864 8015 (50m by 50m) Centred on
Map sheet TL88SE
Civil Parish BARNHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

This site is situated in the loop of the Little Ouse river on Barnham Heath and was excavated by Basil Brown at the time he was recovering Pal and Neo artefacts from Allen Newport Limited's gravel pit (BNH 002). It lies to the NE of the original 1946-1948 pit area and was totally destroyed when the pit was reopened and extended in 1952-1953. The finds came to light during trials by Newports to find new gravel areas and Basil worked in the trial holes. Early finds of pottery are described as IA or possibly Anglo Saxon ware but he records no further finds of Anglo Saxon pottery and there are no records at either Ordnance Survey or Ipswich Museum of any, and the original finds seem to have been recorded as IA (S1).
IA and Rom pottery also at site.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, map 1; VIII, 123, 125; XCVIII, 10; card index 34.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive : map, volumes, card index.
  • <S2> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL88SE2.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Nov 8 2007 2:21PM

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