Monument record ERL 055 - Caudle Head; Lakenheath Airfield
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 728 809 (101m by 100m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL78SW |
| Civil Parish | ERISWELL, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
| Civil Parish | LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Red deer horn stamp found on surface by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s) (now deceased) at Caudle Head `on the Lakenheath -(see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)'. Associated with `a scatter of "pottery, glass, teeth, bones etc"' (Rom?/Sax?- note large Rom scatter in area). Stamp was broken when found. It consists of three concentric lines with a central dot, very accurate & close together. Imprint measures 7 x 7mm. Myres of opinion that stamp comes from Lackford/ Illington potter (S1)(S3).
Draft Sax corpus lists stamp as antler, sawn & knife trimmed (S2). For other potters stamps, see Lakenheath Misc and West Stow 002. Formerly recorded as ERL Misc.
Sources/Archives (5)
- <S1> SSF1551 (No record type): Briscoe T, `Some Anglo-Saxon Finds from Lakenheath', PSIA, 34, 1979, (3), 168, fig 24h.
- <M1> SSF38113 (No record type): Anglo-Saxon Corpus: object sheet, drawing.
- <S2> SSF22945 (No record type): West Dr S E, Corpus of Anglo-Saxon material from E Anglia, Ms, unpublished, 1987, fig.
- <M2> SSF38114 (No record type): Photographs: ABW 7-15.
- <S3> SSF16385 (No record type): Photographs, SAU ABW 7-15, 1975.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Feb 12 2009 12:05PM