Monument record IPS 072 - Stoke Hill Rail Tunnel, Ipswich, (IAS 9301, IAS 9501).
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Summary
Flint implements and Pleistocene mammal bones.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 159 435 (311m by 309m) Centred on |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM14SE |
| Civil Parish | IPSWICH, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
1846: Flint implements and Pleistocene mammals. Found in construction of Stoke Hill Tunnel. Investigation of the railway cutting etc. Revealed a black layer of bones and associated flints (S1).
1948: Excavation at Stoke Hill by H E P Spencer in 1949. Finds probably `eolithic, (S1, S2).
See also (S3-S6).
Part of SSSi.
Sources/Archives (6)
- <S1> SSF50084 Bibliographic reference: Wymer, J.J.. 1985. Palaeolithic Sites of East Anglia. Pg.227-234.
- <S2> SSF3137 Index: Carr J. 1989. Carr J (RCHME), Draft Excavation Index, 1989.
- <S3> SSF50070 Index: Ipswich Museum. IPSMG card. 1920-73A, 1-25.
- <S4> SSF10496 Article in serial: Layard, N.F.. 1910. Animal remains from the railway cutting at Ipswich (including bones and teeth of a heavy-limbed horse). Layard N, PSIA, 14, 1910, 59 - 69.
- <S5> SSF10495 Article in serial: Layard, N.F.. 1919. The Stoke Bone-Bed, Ipswich. Layard N, PPSEA, 1919, 219.
- <S6> SSF9918 Article in serial: Ipswich Geological Group. Stoke Hill Rail Tunnel, Ipswich. Ipswich Geol Group Bull, 19, 1977, 2 - 5.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (3)
- Event - Intervention: Casual Observation, Stoke Hill Rail Tunnel, Ipswich, (IAS 9301, IAS 9501). (ESF24437)
- Event - Interpretation: Enhancement of the Suffolk HER for the Palaeolithic & Mesolithic Periods (ESF26899)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation, Stoke Hill Rail Tunnel, Ipswich. (Ref: Spencer H E P (IPSMG)) (ESF15819)
Record last edited
Sep 7 2020 12:54PM