Monument record BRD 007 - Fenhouse Farm (BA)

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Summary

Bronze Age finds from area of Scheduled Monument - Earthworks in Lt Ouse Valley (S1).

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 742 868 (367m by 291m) Centred on
Map sheet TL78NW
Civil Parish BRANDON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Earthworks in Lt Ouse Valley (S1).
Bronze tracer/awl, with pointed, oval sectioned & chisel ended rectangular sectioned ends, 6.0 cms long. Found with metal detector (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)(S2)(S3)(S4). ? BA or later.
Also sword, small blade fragment, 3.3 cms long, found with metal detector(see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)(S2)(S3)(S4).
Note swords BRD 033 & BRD 050, from river dredgings & from river bed to N.
Also IA, Rom, Med & Un.

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: site report, drawings.
  • <S1> Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. Scheduling information.
  • <S2> (No record type): Mallett, E.. Mallett E, July 1981.
  • <M2> (No record type): SAM file:.
  • <S3> (No record type): SAU (JP), site report, July 1981 & January 1981.
  • <S4> (No record type): Pendleton C, The distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk, BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, numb.

Finds (2)

Protected Status/Designation

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Mar 9 2012 5:09PM

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