Monument record FRK 001 - River Lark, Freckenham
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Summary
?Bronze Age bone spearhead, Romano British sherds and Anglo Saxon sword etc. dredged from river
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6732 7468 (50m by 50m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL67SE |
| Civil Parish | FRECKENHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
TL 67327469 Anglo-Saxon Iron Sword and Romano-British Pottery found AD 1932 (NAT). (S1)
"Probable Bronze Age bone spearhead, Romano-British sherds and pagan Anglo-Saxon iron sword; from river dredging". (S2)
"Sword with pigs on the blade ? 7th century. Dredged here in 1931, queer iron bill hooks also". (S3, S4)
No record in Briscoe 1951 diary (S5).
Sources/Archives (8)
- <S1> SSF59859 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1959. 6" 1959.
- <S2> SSF11308 Cartographic materials: Briscoe, G. 1951. MIHLM, Correspondents 6 inch record map, G Briscoe entry, 1951.
- <S3> SSF50 Map: Lethbridge T C. Cambridge Museum 6 inch record map.
- <S4> SSF59863 Article in serial: Lethbridge T C & O'Reilly M M. 1932. Archaeological Notes..
- <S5> SSF50231 Unpublished document: Lady Grace Briscoe. Grace Briscoe archive. Brisco Lady G, diary, 1951.
- <S6> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL67SE9.
- <S7> SSF10537 Article in serial: Lethbridge, T.C.. 31. Lethbridge T C, CAS, Quarto Pubns, 3, 1931, 1.
- <S8> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (4)
- FSF1907: SPEAR? (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF1908: AWL (Bronze Age - 2350 BC? to 701 BC?)
- FSF1959: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF2021: SWORD (Saxon - 410 AD? to 1065 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Dec 16 2020 10:19AM