Monument record MNL 333 - Westbury Estate; McLeans Estate, Mildenhall. (Rom)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 705 754 (156m by 181m) Centred on |
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Map sheet | TL77NW |
Civil Parish | MILDENHALL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Rom material found during building operations include: 1989/90 silver finger ring with cornelian intaglio of a ?rabbit eating a bunch of grapes - closely paralleled in Snettisham jewellers hoard (R1)(S1)(R2). Found in spoil, believed to be from ?this site at ?Peterborough.
June 1990: pottery found during watching brief in spoil from circa (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)(S2).
October 1990: Single sherd from (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) and report by site manager of metal detected finds from NW quadrant of site, including fragment plate brooch, C4 bronze coin and silver siliqua of Julian I. Also rim sherd (S2). ?Outliers from site MNL 167.
December 1995: Bronze toliet implement possibly found in area. Some similarity to Early Saxon 'scrapers'. Could also be from MNL 333.
See also Un.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <R1> SSF1343 (No record type): BM, P.1986 4-1 196, 1986.
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1)(S2).
- <S1> SSF7433 (No record type): Henig M, letter to BSEMH, September 1990.
- <S2> SSF18108 (No record type): SAU (Pendleton C), site report.
- <S2> SSF2837 (No record type): BSEMH, entry 627.
Finds (6)
- FSF18202: FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF18203: GEMSTONE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF18204: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF18205: COIN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF18206: COIN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF18207: PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jun 24 2015 10:59AM