Monument record IKL 085 - The Glebe (field)
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Summary
Circa 1950-1955: Hoard of bronze socketed axes, mostly fragmentary, found in plough soil after removal of field boundary hedge.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7813 7233 (50m by 50m) Approximate |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL77SE |
| Civil Parish | ICKLINGHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Circa 1950-1955: Hoard of bronze socketed axes, mostly fragmentary, found in plough soil after removal of field boundary hedge by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) Icklingham. Also `pot shaped bronze slag' found `many years ago' by Mr Herbert Petch, probably from same location? Slag now lost. Four axes seen & drawn (1 complete, 3 broken), other more fragmentary pieces believed to be still in possession of (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) (S1)(S2).
See (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s).
Sources/Archives (4)
- <S1> SSF15769 (No record type): Pendleton C, draft catalogue & drawings, 1980.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: copy (S1).
- <S2> SSF15735 (No record type): Pendleton C, `The Distribution of BA metalwork in NW Suffolk', BA dissertation, Nottingham, 1985, nu.
- <S3> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Archaeol in Suff, 1983, PSIA, 35, 1984, (4), 324.
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 4 2009 3:07PM