Monument record IKL 055 - Icklingham Plains (Roman)

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Summary

Building & pottery scatter on unploughed sand dune.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 757 734 (50m by 50m) Centred on
Map sheet TL77SE
Civil Parish ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Building & pottery scatter on unploughed sand dune. Spread defined during 1980 RB survey (S1) ? and by Briscoe in 1951 (S2, S4).

1951: Briscoe reports many Rom sherds, "black, grey, red, colour-coated, pseudo-samian, mortaria. Numerous pieces of slag, rough iron, bones, portions of roof tiles". Notes spoil from rabbit workings on top of dune black as opposed to yellow sand elsewhere. Rabbit hole on S slope "disclosed suggestion of building" (S2)(R1).
Briscoe diary records same information and also notes a "piece of quern, some sherds, found by TMB in 194-?" On August 15th, she dug trench (with TMB & LB) which revealed "soil black down to 15 ins then about 6 ins of chalk rubble stone had been tunnelled by rabbits. The chalk stones look like artefact(s), floor or tumble from walls" (S3).

1980: RB survey located further 37 sherds micaceous & non-micaceous grey ware, 2 sherds oxidised, 1 ? mortarium, 1 Nene Valley, 1 Colchester/Pakenham CC, 1 shell gritted, floor tile, brick & 2 fragments of daub (S3).

See Also Undated. Iron Age & Saxon records.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <S1> Unpublished document: Lady Grace Briscoe. Grace Briscoe archive. Briscoe Lady G, Diary for August 14 & 15, 1951.
  • <S2> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL77SE4, July 1953.
  • <S3> Unpublished document: SAU, Plouviez J. 1980?. RB survey, Ms, notes & sketch map. SAU, Plouviez J, RB survey, Ms, notes & sketch map.
  • <S4> Cartographic materials: MIHLM. 6 inch record map. MIHLM, Correspondents 6 inch record map, G Briscoe entry, August 1951.
  • <S5> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

Finds (10)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jan 27 2021 4:03PM

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