Monument record EWL 004 - Danby's gravel pit
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 995 627 (100m by 100m) |
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Map sheet | TL96SE |
Civil Parish | ELMSWELL, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
"Spread of C1 pottery sherds", probably on parish boundary with Wetherden - Ipswich Museum gives grid reference TL 990 627.
Eighteen sherds of Rom pottery with two worked flints, are held in the Basil Brown archive and labelled "Danby's Pit - Woolpit" but these probably came from Danby's Pit, Elmswell (S3).
Bronze strip or band decorated with incised lines and ring and dot motif found in gravel from Danby's Pit 6 July 1959. Seen by Basil Brown who thought it Rom or possibly IA and sketched by him (S4).
Investigations and IA "C" pottery (ie Belgic pottery) reported by Basil Brown in August, September, 1959. Sketch on back of his map not labelled but may refer, location points for two hearths and a ditch (S4).
Sources/Archives (5)
- <M1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive : volume, card index, map.
- <S1> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 28, 1959, 167.
- <S2> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 959-231, 1959.
- <S3> SSF19049 (No record type): SAU, Carnegie S, 1987.
- <S4> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, XII, 70; card index 460; map 80.
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Jun 17 1993 12:00AM