Record Details
| NHER Number: | 10615 |
|---|
| Type of record: | Monument |
|---|
| Name: | Roman finds |
|---|
Summary
A Roman hearth, Roman pottery and coins were found in 1862.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 3360 9256 |
|---|
| Map Sheet: | TM39SW |
|---|
| Parish: | DITCHINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
|---|
Full description
1862.On road to orphanage.
75cm (2 1/2 feet) down in excavating; an open pan of native brickearth, blackened by fire, 91cm (3ft) in diameter and 46cm (18 inches) deep, with three urns 7.6cm to 11.4cm (3 inches-4 3/8 inches) high and eight or ten others in fragments.
(S1) adds coins; on map, but no reference given for this. See (S2).
R.R. Clarke (NCM).
Monument Types
- HEARTH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| <S1> | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TM 39 SW 10. |
| <S2> | Article in Serial: Baker, G. B.. 1864. Urns found at Ditchingham. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VI pp 186-188. |
Related records - none
Find out more...