Monument record MNL 080 - Near Worlds End, Mildenhall
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7090 7999 (50m by 50m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77NW |
| Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
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Full Description
Bronze socketed axe with loop. Good condition. Decorated with 3 parallel ribs separating into angular tridents near end which terminate in 7 small pellets. Prominent collar. Length 11.2cm. Found with wood in socket, taken to Cambridge University Museum for identification, result unknown. Found caught in seed drill by 'Dick' Clements who discarded it. Refound by (Horace) O V Greenacre in June 1953 approximately. According to Mr Clements "found on or near stony patch" in ploughed field (S1, S5).
Although precise findspot recorded (S2, S3) in view of circumstances of discovery findspot must remain approximate.
The complex rib pellet arrangement, back to front socket, and heavy mouth moulding suggest a date of, at earliest C7 BC (S1, S4).
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF15861 Unpublished document: Pendleton C F. The Distribution of BA Metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA Dissertation, Nottingham 1985.
- <S2> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL77NW5.
- <S3> SSF11248 Cartographic materials: Lady G Briscoe. MIHLM, 6 inch record map.
- <S4> SSF4031 Bibliographic reference: Coombs D in Burgess C B & Coombs D. 1979. BA hoards, some finds old and new. Coombs D in Burgess C B & Coombs D, BA hoards, some finds old and new, BAR, 1979, 67, 253-268.
- <S5> SSF50231 Unpublished document: Lady Grace Briscoe. Grace Briscoe archive. Briscoe Lady G, diaries for June l, 5 and 8, 1953.
- <S6> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 22 2021 12:41PM