Monument record IKL 034 - Roman lead tank / font Horselands Field
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 5784 2722 (50m by 50m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL52NE |
| Civil Parish | ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Rom lead cistern with "Chi-Rho symbols between A and W (reversed) signs on opposite sides and has two perforated lugs for carrying rings" (S1)(S2)(S6). Found in August 1939, "believed to have been found near the NE side of Horselands Field" (S1)(R1) or "Autumn 1939 about 150 yards from the site of the villa" (IKL 018)(S2)(R2). Sited on map to TL 7836 7218 with notation, "RB lead cistern excavated C S Leaf April 1940" (S2)(S3).
`Local information suggests discovery at TL 7833 7224 approx' (S1)(R1). No contents except one coin of Valentinian (probably accidental)(S1)(S2)(R2). Note other lead cistern from Horselands Field (IKL 033) and Icklingham (Misc Rom).
Within large Rom complex & SAM site, IKL 020/093 (S5).
Scheduled
Sources/Archives (12)
- --- SSF61933 Photograph: Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge. 1939. View of possibly a lead? bath? placed in a grassy enclosure.
- <S1> SSF22961 (No record type): West S E & Plouviez J, EAA, 3, 1976, 65, 74-79, fig 36.
- <R1> SSF2430 (No record type): Browning Col, undated.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy (S3).
- <R2> SSF10398 (No record type): Kraay, C.M.. Kraay C M, Antiq J, 22, 1942, 219-220, plate 30.
- <M2> SSF37219 (No record type): SAM file:.
- <S2> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL77SE10 & 18.
- <S3> SSF11305 (No record type): MIHLM, Correspondents 6 inch record map, ?G Briscoe entry, undated but pre Oct 1951.
- <R3> SSF1583 (No record type): Brittannia, 3, 1972, 330.
- <R4> SSF1304 (No record type): BM Studies, 1970.
- <S4> SSF1331 (No record type): BM, Guide to Ants of Rom Brit, 1964, (3rd ed), 62, fig 30.3.
- <S5> SSF5242 Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. Scheduling information.
Finds (3)
- FSF6145: FONT (Roman - 301 AD to 400 AD)
- FSF6146: TANK (Roman - 301 AD to 400 AD)
- FSF6147: COIN (Roman - 301 AD to 400 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Sep 24 2024 11:00AM