Monument record WSF 002 - Peartree Farm
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Summary
This site was discovered in field drainage and consisted of a patch of black soil which, excavated, revealed a small pit with a trench leading into it.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 0127 7279 (51m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM07SW |
| Civil Parish | WATTISFIELD, MID SUFFOLK, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
This site was discovered in field drainage and consisted of a patch of black soil which, excavated, revealed a small pit with a trench leading into it. This produced sherds of IA coarse pottery, animal bones, charcoal, burnt clay and a bone spindle whorl decorated with incised concentric circles. There was a clay subsoil and it was noted that two other patches of black earth showed on the field (S1,S2,S3,S4,S6).
It is thought that this site may be Saxon rather than IA due to the ornamentation on the spindle whorl (S5).
Sources/Archives (7)
- <M1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volumes, map.
- <S1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, IV, 167; XXVIII, 120; LXXII, 10-15, 34-36; map 59.
- <S2> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 956-163, 1956.
- <S3> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA, 27, 1956, (2), 117 (S4) SAU, West S E, SMR card.
- <S5> SSF20905 (No record type): SAU, West S E, 1988.
- <S6> SSF9806 (No record type): IPSMG, field plan, M114 (gives 8 figure grid reference).
- <S7> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 27 2021 2:04PM