Monument record LKH 103 - North Road, Lakenheath. (Rom)

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Summary

Three brooches found with a metal detector, reputedly `in an area 100m sq.

Location

Grid reference	Centred TL 720 818 (100m by 100m) Centred on
Map sheet	TL78SW
Civil Parish	LAKENHEATH, FOREST HEATH, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (1)

ARTEFACT SCATTER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Full Description

Three brooches found with a metal detector by (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s), reputedly `in an area 100m sq, around (see 'Not to be published on web' tab for finder/s and/or findspot/s)':- 1. segmental strip bow brooch, silvered bronze, 4.5 cms; 2. fan tailed brooch, bronze, 3.1 cms, fan has outline decoration of dots; 3. disc brooch, bronze with traces of blue enamel, 2.0 cms diameter (S1)(S2).
Also Sax & Med.

Sources/Archives (2)

<S1> SSF2647 (No record type): BSEMH, card 1983-109D/1,2,3, 1983,(figs).
<S2> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Archaeol in Suff, 1983, PSIA, 35, 1984, (4), 324.

Finds (3)

FSF4355: DISC BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF4356: BOW BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
FSF4357: BOW AND FANTAIL BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)

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Record last edited

Feb 17 2009 3:49PM