Iron Age settlement at The Common, Great Biggins (EHER 1492)
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Summary
An Iron age farm or minor open settlement.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6906 3251 (164m by 229m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | FINCHINGFIELD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Iron Age settlement, classified as "Iron Age farm or minor open settlement". <1> <2>
Pottery found in excavation in 1930s on a Roman site (see EHER 1493) was 2nd century and later with "a few native pieces of an earlier period". <3>
Some sherds dated by Christopher Hawkes as Belgic-c50BC. A pit excavated in 1932-1933 gave Belgic pottery only and "some other pottery was interpreted as pre-Belgic Iron Age A". <4> <5>
Finds were placed in parish hall, Finchingfield. <6>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX312 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1967. Map of Southern Britain in the Iron Age. p.52.
- <3> SEX6 Monograph: Powell, W.R.. 1963. Victoria County History, Essex, Vol III: Roman Essex (VCH). Victoria County History. P.130.
- <4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL63SE08, 1952.
- <5> SEX5414 Serial: Essex Archaeological Society. 1937. Transactions of the Essex Archaeological Society, Series 2, Vol. 21. 2(21). pp 219-229.
- <6> SEX5415 Artifact: Unknown. unknown. ARTEFACT Finchingfield Parish Hall?.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL63-045