Find Spot record ACT 008 - Railway Embankment at Chad Brook, Acton, (Mesolithic)
Please read our guidance about the use of Suffolk Historic Environment Record data.
Summary
Possibly a Mesolithic tranchet axe, 11.5cm long, (forgery?) May have been relocated to the site with spoil for the railway embankment, it was found in.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 882 465 (41m by 38m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL84NE |
| Civil Parish | ACTON, BABERGH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1972: Flint axe, length 11.5cm (4 3/4 inches). ? Mesolithic - J Wymer: possibly Mesolithic tranchet axe, but may well be a forgery.
From the base of a bulldozed railway embankment, could have been brought there with the spoil for the embankment. Given by the Earl of Cranbrook, Red House Farm, Great Glemham, Saxmundham (S1-S6).
Note, both (S5 and S6) provide incorrect grid references for this find.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <S1> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1972-128, 1972.
- <S2> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL84NE32, 1976.
- <S3> SSF56381 Article in serial: Owles, E.. 1972. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1972. 11254.
- <S4> SSF59354 Bibliographic reference: Billington, L, P.. 2016. Lithic Scatters and Landscape Occupation in the Late Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic: A Case Study from Eastern England.. M 862.
- <S5> SSF59353 Digital archive: Jacobi, R.. 2014. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Lithic Artefact (PaMELA) database. 11254.
- <S6> SSF23378 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J. & Bonsall, C.J.. 1977. Gazetteer of Mesolithic sites in England and Wales, CBA Research Report 20. 253.
- <S7> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Mar 3 2021 2:01PM