Monument record SEC 001 - South Elmham Old Minster (Rom)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred TM 630 282 (179m by 186m) |
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Map sheet | TM62NW |
Civil Parish | ST CROSS, SOUTH ELMHAM, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Minster built on site of a Roman encampment (S2).
In SAU excavation 1984 in Southern trench a small curving gulley with late Romano-British pottery and fragments of so-called Romano-Saxon ware were found. Further investigations are planned (S1)(S2).
Rom pottery and tile noted 1950-1984.
For all information and references see CRN 00837 (Med) & also Sax.
Scheduled
Geophysical survey on the minster site identified several anomalies of archaeological interest. These were thought to relate to boundary to possibly drainage features. No evidence was identified to suggest other buildings are present within the enclosure (S4)
Sources/Archives (5)
- <M1> SSF43214 (No record type): SAM file:.
- <S1> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Archaeol in Suff 1984, PSIA, 36, 1985, (1),.
- <S2> SSF5242 Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. Scheduling information.
- <S3> SSF50250 Article in serial: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. PSIAH 36 (1) 1985, p52.
- <S4> SSF61802 Unpublished document: Shiel, D.. 2001. Geophysical Survey - Friars to Flyers Project II, Suffolk.
Finds (2)
- FSF17251: POTTERY (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- FSF17252: POTTERY ROMANO-SAXON (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
Protected Status/Designation
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (8)
- Event - Intervention: Excavated by IPSMG (Ref: IPSMG) (ESF15503)
- Event - Intervention: Excavated by IPSMG (Ref: IPSMG) (ESF16064)
- Event - Intervention: Excavated by SAU (SEW) & Sheffield University (Bar (Ref: SAU (SEW) & Sheffield University (Barrett D)) (ESF16137)
- Event - Intervention: Geophyscial survey - Friars to Flyers Project II, Suffolk (ESF29946)
- Event - Survey: In 1984 resistivity survey. (ESF16808)
- Event - Survey: Site Visit by DOE (Corbishley M J) (Ref: DOE (Corbishley M J)) (ESF13570)
- Event - Survey: Site Visit by DOE (Paterson H) (Ref: DOE (Paterson H)) (ESF12932)
- Event - Survey: Survey by OS (Ref: OS) (ESF14486)
Record last edited
Mar 11 2024 2:00PM