Possible Bronze Age barrows or cemetery, Cupola House (now Lunts Farm), near Paglesham East End (EHER 11271)
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Summary
Bronze Age cinerary urns were found at Cupola House (now Lunts Farm) before 1925 and in 1932. A number of pottery vessels were found in a field at Paglesham known as the 'Urnfield', but their subsequent whereabouts is unknown.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 9412 9226 (259m by 195m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PAGLESHAM, ROCHFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Possible Bronze Age barrows or cemetery. A Bronze Age urn of overhanging rim type was found near Cupola House (now Lunts Farm) before 1925. There is another urn in fragments from the same site found in 1932. <1> - <4>
Field at Paglesham known as the 'Urnfield'; a large number of pottery vessels have been found there. Nothing is known about what happened to them. <2> <3>
Large cinerary urn. <5>
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Note: The mapped polygon may indicate the extent of the field known as 'Urnfield' but it has not been possible to verify this.
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TQ99SW20, 1976.
- <3> SEX30165 Article in serial: Pollitt, W.. 1935. The Archaeology of Rochford Hundred and South-East Essex, Vol. 3. Transactions of the Southend-on-Sea and District Antiquarian and Historical Society. 3.1. Vol 3, p.41, p.48.
- <4> SEX32830 LIST: Higgs, R.W.. 1924. Additional archaeological evidences (pre-Norman) found in the Rochford Hundred. Vol 1, p.194.
- <5> SEX32829 LIST: Unknown. 1923. Archaeological evidences (pre-Norman) found in the Rochford Hundred. Vol 1, p.135.
Related Events (2)
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TQ99-029
- NRHE identifier: 420540
- National Monuments Record: TQ 99 SW 20