Bronze Age beaker, Furze Hill (EHER 3212)
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Summary
A Bronze Age beaker found on the western contours of Furze Hill, at a depth of 4 feet, now lost. It was found during war work in 1939 by the 469th Company AARE.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | TM 1211 3125 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MISTLEY, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
A Bronze Age beaker found on the western contours of Furze Hill, at a depth of 4 feet, now lost.
The vessel was a type B beaker, and was found during war work in 1939 by the 469th Company AARE `on the western contour of Furze Hill, at a depth of four feet'. The site should lie between New Mistley and the lake in the park. The beaker was retained in the officers' mess and cannot now be found. According to a Mrs Atkinson, the urn was found in the park. <1> - <5>
Barford gives NGR TM 12113125 for find and states it was found in 1939 during construction of a searchlight battery. <6>
See EHER 8549 for adjacent, negative watching brief at Mistley Transmitting Station.
Additional references <7> <8>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX11735 DESC TEXT: Unknown. unknown. TM13.011.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM13SW6, 1976.
- <3> SEX1258 Article in monograph: Hull, M.R.. 1963. A History of the County of Essex. Victoria County History Volume III. p174.
- <4> SEX8453 Monograph: Clarke, D.L.. 1970. Beaker Pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. p. 481, 537.
- <5> SEX11739 CORRESPONDENCE: Atkinson, Mrs. 1940. Correspondence by Atkinson, Mrs.
- <6> SEX10280 Article in monograph: Barford, P.. 1976 ?. Unrecorded Discoveries in North-East Essex 1955-1976. East Anglian Archaeology. Forthcoming, typescript in SMR.
- <7> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. OS 6" 1967.
- <8> SEX12801 Map: Hull, M.R.. 1949. Ordnance Survey Correspondent's sheet - 6'' annotated map (Corr 6") by M.R. Hull.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TM13-011
- NRHE identifier: 388025
- National Monuments Record: TM 13 SW 6