Record Details

NHER Number:14232
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds

Summary

Fieldwalking here in 1978 recovered sherds of Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery from this location. Part of a decorated garden pot in Coade stone or similar was also found, and this was felt to be of post medieval date.

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Location

Grid Reference:TM 1762 9189
Map Sheet:TM19SE
Parish:WACTON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

29 October 1978.
Medieval sherds found near filled pond.
W. Milligan (NCM).

Reidentified 1988 by A. Rogerson (NAU) as:
Two Roman greyware, seventy-one medieval unglazed, thirteen medieval glazed including one Grimston. Four late medieval/transitional, seven glazed red earthenware, lump of shelly limestone. Fragment of decorated garden pot in Coade stone or similar. One medieval unglazed in separate bag.
These finds extend scatter over all field, and are marked Context 1.
Above grid reference (TM 1765 9185) is called Context 2 though very likely it refers to the same finds.
Finds held by NCM.
E. Rose (NAU) 2 December 1988.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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