Monument record WGN 005 - Bargate Farm, Worlington

Please read our guidance about the use of Suffolk Historic Environment Record data.

Summary

A spread of dark soil at Bargate Farm, Worlington included quantities of Roman pottery, tiles and brick plus oyster shells and bones. The finds have been suggested to represent the site of a villa, although this is highly conjectural. The site is not included in Scott's gazetteer of Roman villas. It has been suggested that the hoard of agricultural implements found nearby (TL 67 SE 16) may be connected with this site.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 683 742 (220m by 178m) Centred on
Map sheet	TL67SE
Civil Parish	WORLINGTON, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

Map

Find a placename, postcode or grid reference

Map layers

Base layers

Info

Record list

Tools

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

From NHRE record

TL 684743. Sited from Lady Briscoe's 6" (S5)

"Worlington Bargate Farm: spread of dark soil TL682742- TL 684743 with much pottery, including Samian and Castor ware, oyster shells, tiles, brick, bones etc (a). Probably the hoard of agricultural implements from TL 684739 relates to this site which may be a villa (Mildenhall Mus). (S6,S7)

No surface indications, area under crop. Not perambulated. (S8)

2015: A fragment of a copper alloy early Roman wide cuff bracelet was identified during metal detecting. The bracelet consists of a broad strip with expanded terminals. The outer face is decorated with two central beaded bands and a floret at the terminal consisting of four oval petals and a ring-and-dot between each petal and in the centre (S3). Included in the Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History annual round up of individual finds and discoveries 2015 (S4).

Sources/Archives (12)

<S1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL67SE30.
<S2> SSF50231 Unpublished document: Lady Grace Briscoe. Grace Briscoe archive. Briscoe Lady G, diary for 1959, 9 & 11 June.
<S3> SSF50104 Digital archive: Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service. Portable Antiquities Database. SF-F57545.
<S4> SSF56326 Article in serial: Minter, F. 2016. Archaeology in Suffolk 2015.
<S5> SSF11207 Cartographic materials: MIHLM. 6 inch record map.
<S6> SSF16364 Bibliographic reference: Phillips C W. 1970. The Fenland in Roman Times.
<S7> SSF59867 Photograph: RAF. (RAF/106G/UK 1718/3012-3 6 9 46).
<S8> SSF59830 Source Unchecked: RCHME?. Various. Field Investigators Comments. F1 CDA 13-JUL-76.
<S9> SSF59825 Bibliographic reference: Scott, E. 1993. A gazetteer of Roman villas in Britain.
<S10> SSF1542 Article in serial: M. D. Cra'ster, Grace Briscoe, C. F. Tebbutt and D. F. Renn. 1962. Archaeological Notes..
<S11> SSF3422 Bibliographic reference: CBA. 1959. CBA, Group 7, Bulletin 6, 1959.
<S12> SSF59794 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

Finds (8)

FSF42128: BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FSF52267: ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FSF52268: OYSTER SHELL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FSF9922: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF9923: POTTERY SAMIAN (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF9924: TILE (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF9925: BRICK (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF9926: POTTERY COLOUR COATED (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (0)

Record last edited

Dec 17 2020 10:08AM