Late Iron Age cremations, Great Wakering Brickfields (EHER 11124)
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Summary
Late Iron Age cremations were found at Great Wakering Brickfields in the late 19th century. There may have been three burial groups, each comprising three or four cremation urns. These are thought to date from the 1st century AD, the final decades of the Iron Age.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 941 882 (1132m by 847m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT WAKERING, ROCHFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Finds from brickfields in the 19th century (see EHER 11122 for Roman finds), mostly collected by Philip Benton, including Belgic remains. <1>
OS card mentions three burial groups (found in 1890) of 3-4 pots each, AD 1-50, (pedestal urns etc). Also found, a 1st century fibula. Pedestal urns and bead rim pots from Great Wakering are in Colchester Museum. <1> - <5>
See also <6>.
NRHE data import:
Iron Age spindle whorl and three Belgic burial groups <7><8><9><10>
TQ 945 882. A small Iron Age cemetery site, with at least three cremation graves is recorded at this location. One burial with a bead-rim bowl. Another with the head of a 1Langton Down' brooch. <11>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX6 Monograph: Powell, W.R.. 1963. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol III: Roman Essex (VCH). Victoria County History. p 194.
- <2> SEX32442 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1925. Swarling Report. p.21.
- <3> SEX32195 Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1930. The Archaeological Journal, Volume 87. 87. p.327, p.330.
- <4> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum.
- <5> SEX74 MENTION: Unknown. unknown. SMR.
- <6> SEX66774 Desk-Based Assessment: Heppell, E.. 2006. Great Wakering flood management unit, Essex : Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment, Issue 1.
- <7> SEX32424 Article in serial: Trench, C.L.. 1909. Notes on some traces of ancient settlements near Shoeburyness. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society. 2(10). 252-254.
- <8> SEX32429 DESC TEXT: Colchester Museum. 1922. Colchester Museum Report. pp 9-10.
- <9> SEX31238 Serial: Southend-on-Sea and District Antiquarian and Historical Society. 1921-1923. Transactions of Southend-on-Sea and District Antiquarian and Historical Society, Volume 1. pp 136-137, 195.
- <10> SEX23397 Serial: Transactions of Southend-on-Sea and District Antiquarian and Historical Society. 1935. Transactions of Southend-on-Sea and District Antiquarian and Historical Society. pp 53, 59-62.
- <11> SEX54357 Monograph: Whimster, R.. 1981. BAR 90 - Burial practices in Iron Age Britain: a discussion and gazetteer of the evidence c 700 BC- AD 43. p 366.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ98-038
- National Monuments Record: TQ 98 NW 15
- NRHE identifier: 420402