Monument record CLA 004 - North of Sewage Works, Clare, (Roman)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7848 4548 (231m by 295m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL74NE |
| Civil Parish | CLARE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
7-8 'Roman' urns found "in construction of a roadway in 1864, on the glebe land where the railway leaves that land in the direction of Cavendish…". Circa one foot six inches below surface, within the space of a few yards. Full of bones and ashes; only one decorated. Near a plot of broken land called the 'Dane Pits' (S1,S2). Grid reference after (S2). Rail bridge over River Stour at this NGR, though antiquity findspot cross actually shown on OS maps from 1884. This stretch of railway line was constructed about 1864/5.
"Little bronze figure of Mercury ..." also attributed to this site - probably not (S5, S1, S3, S6).
See also Mesolithic, Neolithic and Undated records.
Sources/Archives (9)
- <S1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, Vol XCVII, 103.
- <S2> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL74NE14.
- <S3> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH). 303.
- <S4> SSF5546 Source Unchecked: 1866. East Anglia Notes. East Anglia Notes & Queries, 1866, 1, 203 and 1866, 2, 29.
- <S5> SSF50077 Bibliographic reference: Journal of the British Archaeological Association. 21, 343.
- <S6> SSF6622 Source Unchecked: Fox C. Roman Suffolk. Fox, Roman Suffolk, 139.
- <S7> SSF59890 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1905. Annotated Record Map.
- <S8> SSF59830 Source Unchecked: RCHME?. Various. Field Investigators Comments. F1 AC 09-OCT-50.
- <S9> SSF54455 Bibliographic reference: 1911. Victoria County History, Suffolk (VCH).
Finds (2)
- FSF7569: URN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF7570: FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 5 2021 11:47AM