Monument record FRK 052 - Drift Road (Med)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 671 720 (224m by 266m) Approximate |
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Map sheet | TL67SE |
Civil Parish | FRECKENHAM, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Late 1995/early 1996: Metal detector & surface finds of Med pottery (not seen), coins of Edward (I?) & Henry II (AD 1154-1189)(not seen), 2 strap ends and various other piecies of Med(?) & PMed metalwork (S1).
1997: Metal detected finds of 6 bronze mounts, Med or PMed and one other of unknown date. Details in (S2).
1998: Metal detected finds of 5 silver coins, 2 Henry III, Edward I and Edward III and one moneyer cut halfpenny, marked Ale[n?] possibly Alain of London. Details in (S2). Also 2 lead tokens, sketched in (S2), a gilded bronze object, possibly a harness mount fragment and a bronze vessel fragment and a gilded bronze strip.
1999: Further detector finds of harness pendant with arms of Ralph de Monthermer (note the moated site, FRK 004, is on Mortimer's Lane in Freckenham), Earl of Gloucester & Hertford, coins jetons and a ring brooch. Details in (S2). Also occasional Rom and PMed finds.
Also Un, Rom, IA & Sax.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <M1> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: (S1)(S2).
- <S1> SSF5607 (No record type): EDARG per SAU (Pendleton C & Plouviez J), finds report, February 1996, notated map.
- <S2> SSF50018 Finds Report: Plouviez, J.. 1995. SCCAS Finds Record:. King M, MADDC per SAU (JP/CP & GT), Finds Reports, 1997-9, ill.
Finds (8)
- FSF19211: COIN (12th century to 16th century - 1154 AD? to 1579 AD?)
- FSF19212: STRAP END (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- FSF19213: POTTERY (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)
- FSF25253: HARNESS (14th century to 15th century - 1301 AD to 1400 AD)
- FSF25254: JETTON (14th century to IPS: Late Medieval Transitional - 1301 AD to 1600 AD)
- FSF25255: ANNULAR BROOCH (13th century to 15th century - 1201 AD to 1400 AD)
- FSF25550: TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FSF25551: VESSEL (Medieval to IPS: Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Feb 13 2009 2:48PM