Monument record FLN 008 - Flixton Park (Med)
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 3019 8653 (40m by 40m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM38NW |
| Civil Parish | FLIXTON (NEAR BUNGAY), WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Excavation of a ring ditch of BA origin revealed the cross-shaped foundation of a windmill of post-mill type. The foundation measured 5.3m E-W and 3.8m N-S and consisted of large flints and yellow puddled clay set into a trench upto 25cm deep and 40cm wide. The top of the foundation seems to have been capped with pieces of plain tile, most of which had been disturbed by ploughing. In the western arm of the cross there was a 58cm long gap in the foundation, purpose unknown. The building of this windmill had displaced the centre of the visible mound 10m to the NW of the actual centre of the ring ditch.
To the N of the foundation a bronze sword chape of late C15-C16 type was found with a metal detector (S1).
See also BA, Rom & Sax.
Excavation (S2)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SSF52309 Unpublished document: Boulter, S & Goffin, R. 2006. A Reassessment of and Updated Project Design for the Archaeological Deposits Excavated at Flixton Park Quarry ALSF Funded project., Flixton.
- <S1> SSF10925 (No record type): Martin, E.A.. Martin E, excavation summary 1990.
- <M1> SSF45258 (No record type): Excavation archive:.
- <S2> SSF50250 Article in serial: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. PSIAH 37(3) 1991 p268.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 21 2022 3:18PM