Monument record WTN 005 - Venns Farm

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Summary

Topstone of rotary quern, sandstone.

Location

Grid reference Centred TM 173 495 (100m by 100m) Approximate
Map sheet TM14NE
Civil Parish WITNESHAM, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Topstone of rotary quern, sandstone. Drawing on IPSMG card (S1).

TM 170496. The top-stone of a Romano-British quern, made of coarse sandstone was found lying by a ditch at Venn's Farm, where it had probably been thrown after ploughing. The stone is now in Ipswich Museum (IM 970-18). (1-2)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <S1> Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. IPSMG, card 1970-18, 1970, drawing.
  • <S2> Article in serial: Owles, E. J.. 1970. Archaeology in Suffolk, 1970.
  • <S3> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

Finds (1)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

May 5 2021 1:59PM

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