Monument record FMP 002 - Risby Poor's Heath Round Barrows (Rom)
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Summary
Greyware pottery recovered during excavation of round barrow (S2).
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 7935 6850 (54m by 53m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL76NE |
| Civil Parish | FLEMPTON, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Risby Poor's Heath Round Barrows.
All of surrounding former heathland is now arable. Of the boundaries shown on the scheduling maplet, only that along the N edges of a and b survives. Soil is very light and sandy (S1).
1964: Excavated by F de M and H L Vatcher. Two phases of mound-building, both associated with inhumations, succeeded by a cremation episode. All early BA. Also finds of Neo, IA and Rom (S1).
Pottery: grey ware pedestal base; shell gritted jar (type 2)(S2). Coin: Antoninianus of Gallienus, AD 253-268. From excavation of barrow R1).
See also Neo, BA.
Scheduled Monument.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.
- <M1> SSF37161 (No record type): SAM file:.
- <S1> SSF5242 Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. Scheduling information.
- <S2> SSF22317 (No record type): Vatcher F de M & H L, Excav of a Round Barrow, Nr Poor's Heath, Risby, Suffolk, PPS 42, 1976, 280- 2.
- <M2> SSF50072 Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files.
Finds (2)
- FSF5999: POTTERY (Roman - 201 AD to 300 AD)
- FSF6000: COIN (Roman - 201 AD to 300 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
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Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Oct 19 2021 11:14AM