Monument record SUT 005 - Group of round barrows, Sutton Hoo ; Sutton Mounts; Tumulus D; Mound 2

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Summary

`Mound 2' - excavated by Basil Brown 1938 with disturbed boat burial.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 6288 2488 (25m by 25m)
Map sheet TM62SW
Civil Parish SUTTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

`Mound 2' - 100 feet (30m) in diameter and 7 feet (2.1m) high, 1964 and 1975 (S1) and (S2).
Excavated in 1938 by Basil Brown. Contained a boat with a truncated end, 22.5 feet long and 6 feet wide. Evidence of a disturbed burial, gilt bronze, iron and glass fragments recovered (S2).
Brown's trench re-excavated by M Carver 1984 - 1985.
For prehistoric finds from under the mound see SUT 038.
Basil Brown recorded site as Tumulus D, having lettered rather than numbered the mounds. Details of excavation are to be found in archive (S3).
Scheduled Monument.
Excavations (S5)(S6)
1995:Topographic survey produced a more detailed contour plan of the scheduled site and the surrounding area. Area 1 and 2 were intensively surveyed to record the recent changes in topography of the monument including the reconstruction of mound two, and to located features which have been erected on the site. The survey found strong evidence that both mounds 8 and 9 have been robbed. The survey demonstrated that the site overlooked the valley of the River Debden, it lies at the junction of two distinct topographic regions. To the east and south the site lies at the edge of a broad flat landscape, however to the west the shape of the land changes with the ground falling away steeply, down to the estuary of the Debden (S6).

Sources/Archives (11)

  • --- Article in serial: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. PSIAH 37(2), 1990, p163-4.
  • <R1> (No record type): BSHRO/3/1985/1-3.
  • <S1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM24NE2.2,.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volumes, card index.
  • <S2> (No record type): Bruce Mitford R, The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial, vol 1, 1975, 137-229.
  • <M2> (No record type): SAM file:.
  • <R2> Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA/86/1986/155.
  • <S3> Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, VII, 3-6; XIII, 12; LXIV, 48,50,60-68; XCVI, 163; card 365.
  • <S4> Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. Scheduling information.
  • <S5> Article in serial: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. PSIAH 36 (1) 1985 p52, PSIAH 36(2) 1986 p155, PSIAH 37(1) 1989 p76.
  • <S6> Unpublished document: Copp, A.. 1995. Topographic Survey Report - Sutton Hoo.

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Mar 14 2024 11:18AM

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