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Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, in Suffolk, England, is the site of two early medieval cemeteries that date from the 6th to 7th centuries. Archaeologists have been excavating the area since 1939. One cemetery had an undisturbed ship burial with a wealth of Anglo-Saxon artefacts; most of these objects are now held by the British Museum. Scholars believe Rædwald of East Anglia to be the most likely the person buried in the ship. The site is important in understanding the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia and the early Anglo-Saxon period, as it illuminates a period that lacks historical documentation.
The site was at first excavated under the auspices of the landowner, but when its significance became apparent, national experts took over. During in the 1960s and 1980s the wider area was explored by archaeologists and many other individual burials were revealed. The spectacular artefacts that emerged from the ship burial are unique in England for their magnificence, comprised what is considered the greatest treasure ever discovered in the UK.[1] Those found in the burial chamber include a suite of metalwork dress fittings in gold and gems, a ceremonial helmet, a shield and sword, a lyre, and silver plate from the Byzantine Empire.
The ship burial has prompted comparisons with the world of the Old English poem Beowulf. The poem is set in Götaland in southern Sweden, which has archaeological parallels to some of the finds from Sutton Hoo.
The cemeteries are located close to the River Deben estuary and other archaeological sites. They appear as a group of approximately 20 earthen mounds that rise slightly above the horizon of the hill-spur when viewed from the opposite bank. The newer burial ground, is situated on a second hill-spur about 500 metres (1,600 ft) upstream of the first. It was discovered and partially explored in 2000 during preliminary work for the construction of an Exhibition Hall for tourists. This site also has burials, but the tops of their mounds had been obliterated by later agricultural activity.
The nearby visitor centre contains original artefacts, replicas of finds and a reconstruction of the ship burial chamber. The site is in the care of the National Trust.
Pictures taken from the top of Sutton Bank.
Sutton Bank, also known as Roulston Scar, is a hill in the Hambleton District of the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire in England. It is a high point on the Hambleton Hills with extensive views over the Vale of York and the Vale of Mowbray.
At the foot of Sutton Bank lies the village of Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe; at 27 letters long, it has the longest placename in England.
The A170 road runs down the bank with a maximum gradient of 1 in 4 (25%), and including a hairpin bend. Vehicles have to keep in low gear whist travelling up or down the bank, and caravans are banned from using the section.
Pulpit on a stone base and floor tiles probably date from the 1879 restoration. It stands in front of the early 13c chancel arch -Church of St Thomas A Beckett, Sutton Under Brailes Warwickshire
Photographs from the Sutton Trust Summer School in Law at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law on 17 July 2015.
Photographs from the Sutton Trust Summer School in Law at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law on 17 July 2015.
The London Borough of Sutton presents ‘Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho it’s off to work we go!’ From a collection of photographs taken at the 29th London New Year's
Day Parade 2015 (LNYDP 2015). We were standing on opposite sides of the road in Picadilly
near the junction with Regent Street. The parade featured bands and particpants
fronm all over the road, along with representatives from London
Boroughs whose theme was "London on the Move". See www.lnydp.com for more
information.
The London Borough of Sutton presents ‘Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho it’s off to work we go!’ From a collection of photographs taken at the 29th London New Year's
Day Parade 2015 (LNYDP 2015). We were standing on opposite sides of the road in Picadilly
near the junction with Regent Street. The parade featured bands and particpants
fronm all over the road, along with representatives from London
Boroughs whose theme was "London on the Move". See www.lnydp.com for more
information.
Photographs from the Sutton Trust Summer School in Law at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law on 17 July 2015.
Photographs from the Sutton Trust Summer School in Law at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law on 17 July 2015.
Photographs from the Sutton Trust Summer School in Law at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law on 17 July 2015.
Sutton Hoo near Woodbridge, in Suffolk, England, is the site of two early medieval cemeteries that date from the 6th to 7th centuries. Archaeologists have been excavating the area since 1939. One cemetery had an undisturbed ship burial with a wealth of Anglo-Saxon artefacts; most of these objects are now held by the British Museum. Scholars believe Rædwald of East Anglia to be the most likely the person buried in the ship. The site is important in understanding the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia and the early Anglo-Saxon period, as it illuminates a period that lacks historical documentation.
The site was at first excavated under the auspices of the landowner, but when its significance became apparent, national experts took over. During in the 1960s and 1980s the wider area was explored by archaeologists and many other individual burials were revealed. The spectacular artefacts that emerged from the ship burial are unique in England for their magnificence, comprised what is considered the greatest treasure ever discovered in the UK.[1] Those found in the burial chamber include a suite of metalwork dress fittings in gold and gems, a ceremonial helmet, a shield and sword, a lyre, and silver plate from the Byzantine Empire.
The ship burial has prompted comparisons with the world of the Old English poem Beowulf. The poem is set in Götaland in southern Sweden, which has archaeological parallels to some of the finds from Sutton Hoo.
The cemeteries are located close to the River Deben estuary and other archaeological sites. They appear as a group of approximately 20 earthen mounds that rise slightly above the horizon of the hill-spur when viewed from the opposite bank. The newer burial ground, is situated on a second hill-spur about 500 metres (1,600 ft) upstream of the first. It was discovered and partially explored in 2000 during preliminary work for the construction of an Exhibition Hall for tourists. This site also has burials, but the tops of their mounds had been obliterated by later agricultural activity.
The nearby visitor centre contains original artefacts, replicas of finds and a reconstruction of the ship burial chamber. The site is in the care of the National Trust.