Monument record BNH 016 - Barnham Heath (Sax)

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Summary

Sword, knife, spearhead and shield boss widely scattered in W side of BA round barrow, probably belonged to an `interment of the Anglo-Saxon period' (S1).

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 8867 7976 (50m by 50m)
Map sheet TL87NE
Civil Parish BARNHAM, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Sword, knife, spearhead and shield boss widely scattered in W side of BA round barrow, probably belonged to an `interment of the Anglo-Saxon period' (S1).
Also BA, IA.
SE of BNH 002 - pit containing abundant early prehistoric archaeology.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <R1> (No record type): Meaney, A.. 1964. A Gazetteer of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites. Meaney A, Gaz of Early Anglo-Saxon Burial Sites, 1964, 224.
  • <S1> (No record type): Caton L L F, Spadework in N W Suffolk, PPSEA, 2, 1914-1915, 35-38.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file : photocopy of (S1)..

Finds (4)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Apr 19 2023 10:56AM

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