Monument record IPS 044 - 65-67 Highfield Road, Ipswich, (IAS 8206).
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 1461 4652 (48m by 55m) |
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Map sheet | TM14NW |
Civil Parish | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (0)
Full Description
1946: Features: North-South ditch, buildings, amphora. South West of Castle Hill, (IPS 015).
Basil Brown excavated site during May, June, August & September 1946, when Roman debris was found at depth of 1 foot. Wall footings of building with rooms excavated which he thought were part of a wing of the villa at Castle Hill. Finds included tegulae and imbrices, thin tiles quarter inch thick, tesserae, square floor tiles, box tiles, coloured wall plaster with floral designs, piece of marble, slag and septaria. To South of building Roman ditch running North West-South East, shallow and narrow at North West end and deepening and widening going South East. Large, buff coloured amphora found in this trench, then broke up (S1-S7).
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SSF9900 Cartographic materials: IPSMG. IPSMG, site plans M88,.
- <S1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, VI, 9-15; LXVII, 69-73; XCI, 53,54.
- <S3> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volume.
- <S4> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM14NW20.
- <S5> SSF55934 Index: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. 1974. Ipswich Archaeological Survey Card Index (digital version).. IAS 8206.
- <S6> SSF50068 Index: Suffolk Archaeology Unit. 1974. SAU index card and Archive. IAS 8206.
- <S7> SSF9897 Cartographic materials: IPSMG. IPSMG, site plan,M93. IPSMG, site plan, M93.
- <S8> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
Finds (13)
- FSF33217: WALL PAINTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF4197: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF4198: ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF4199: FLOOR TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF4200: FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF4201: WALL COVERING (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF42574: TEGULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF42575: IMBREX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF42576: TESSERA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF42577: SLAG (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF42578: AMPHORA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF42579: ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FSF42580: ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
May 10 2021 5:08PM