Monument record SUT 005 - Group of round barrows, Sutton Hoo ; Sutton Mounts; Tumulus D; Mound 2
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Summary
`Mound 2' - excavated by Basil Brown 1938 with disturbed boat burial.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2884 4880 (25m by 25m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM24NE |
| Civil Parish | SUTTON, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`Mound 2' - 100 feet (30m) in diameter and 7 feet (2.1m) high, 1964 and 1975 (S1) and (S2).
Excavated in 1938 by Basil Brown. Contained a boat with a truncated end, 22.5 feet long and 6 feet wide. Evidence of a disturbed burial, gilt bronze, iron and glass fragments recovered (S2).
Brown's trench re-excavated by M Carver 1984 - 1985.
For prehistoric finds from under the mound see SUT 038.
Basil Brown recorded site as Tumulus D, having lettered rather than numbered the mounds. Details of excavation are to be found in archive (S3).
Scheduled Monument.
Excavations (S5)(S6)
Sources/Archives (10)
- --- SSF50250 Article in serial: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. PSIAH 37(2), 1990, p163-4.
- <R1> SSF2890 (No record type): BSHRO/3/1985/1-3.
- <S1> SSF50032 Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TM24NE2.2,.
- <M1> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Basil Brown archive: volumes, card index.
- <S2> SSF2437 (No record type): Bruce Mitford R, The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial, vol 1, 1975, 137-229.
- <M2> SSF45427 (No record type): SAM file:.
- <R2> SSF50042 Bibliographic reference: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology. PSIA/86/1986/155.
- <S3> SSF50035 Unpublished document: Basil Brown. Basil Brown Archive. Brown B, VII, 3-6; XIII, 12; LXIV, 48,50,60-68; XCVI, 163; card 365.
- <S4> SSF5242 Unpublished document: Department of the Environment. Scheduling information.
- <S5> SSF50250 Article in serial: Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. PSIAH 36 (1) 1985 p52, PSIAH 36(2) 1986 p155, PSIAH 37(1) 1989 p76.
Finds (7)
- FSF21041: JEWELLERY (IPS: Early Middle Saxon - 601 AD to 700 AD)
- FSF21042: JEWELLERY (IPS: Early Middle Saxon - 601 AD to 700 AD)
- FSF21043: BUCKLE (IPS: Early Middle Saxon - 601 AD to 700 AD)
- FSF21044: VESSEL (IPS: Early Middle Saxon - 601 AD to 700 AD)
- FSF21045: SWORD (IPS: Early Middle Saxon - 601 AD to 700 AD)
- FSF21046: KNIFE (IPS: Early Middle Saxon - 601 AD to 700 AD)
- FSF21047: NAIL (IPS: Early Middle Saxon - 601 AD to 700 AD)
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jul 16 2013 4:26PM