Monument record BRD 044 - Little Ouse River, Wilton Bridge.
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 726 866 (100m by 100m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78NW |
| Civil Parish | BRANDON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
| County | NORFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Bronze tubular spear ferrule widening to concavely dished closed base. Circular section throughout length. Two side peg holes, one enlarged. Length 7.0 cms approximately. Found circa 1933 by C S Leaf, 200 yards above Wilton Bridge, in river dredgings on N bank, C9-C7 BC (S1)(S2). A bronze spearhead was taken into Cambridge Museum by Mr Morley shortly after the ferrule find and was said to be from the same provinance. No further details (S1)(S2).
The actual findspot of the ferrule, and probably of the spearhead, lies in Hockwold parish in Norfolk, however, they (both?) were dredged from the river which forms the Hockwold/Brandon and Norfolk/Suffolk boundaries at this point.
Formerly in Brandon, now in Lakenheath parish.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF10505 (No record type): Leaf, C.S.. Leaf C S, PCAS, 35, 1935, 146, plate XIb.
- <R1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL78NW14.
- <S2> SSF15935 (No record type): Pendleton C, The distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, numb.
- <S3> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Mar 2 2021 11:18AM