Monument record ERL 278 - Bronze-Age hoard of 4 small unfinished palstaves and a socketed axe found in a mound or barrow
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Summary
Hoard of four small 'Stibbard type' unfinished palstaves and Sompting form socketed axe, reputedly "found in Roman mound at Eriswell in 1837" (S1), or in a barrow, now destroyed, at Eriswell in 1837 (S2).Formerly recorded as ERL MISC
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 75 78 (1000m by 1000m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77NE |
| Civil Parish | ERISWELL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Hoard of four small unfinished palstaves and Sompting form socketed axe, reputedly "found in Roman mound at Eriswell in 1837" (S1), or in a barrow, now destroyed, at Eriswell in 1837 (S2).
Also note similar palstave 'from a barrow at Icklingham' (S3).
Palstaves suspected to be part of the Stibbard hoard, Norfolk. Association with socketed axe seems unlikely (S3).
Re-examination of the evidence suggests a possible genuine local findspot - see (S4).
Formerly recorded as ERL MISC
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF2771 (No record type): BSEMH, catalogue, 1903.
- <S2> SSF6555 (No record type): Fox C, Archaeol of the Cambridge Region, 1923, 18 and 323.
- <S3> SSF15690 (No record type): Pendleton C F, The Distribution of BA Metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA Dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, li.
- <S4> SSF50173 Bibliographic reference: Pendleton CF. 1999. Bronze Age Metalwork in Northern East Anglia. BAR 279. Pendleton C, BAR 279, 1999.
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
May 21 2020 8:47AM