Record Details

NHER Number:18931
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Undated roddon, Roman and medieval pottery sherds

Summary

Fenland fieldwalking here in 1983 recovered sherds of Roman and medieval pottery from the top of a roddon.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 4858 0928
Map Sheet:TF40NE
Parish:WALSOKEN, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

12 March 1983.
Sherds of medieval pottery forming segment of circle is undoubtedly running into next tenement where house constructed.
A little bone noticed and one sherd Roman pottery.
On top of quite a large roddon.
Deep ploughed recordibly well weathered.
30m north-to-south x 15m east-to-west at 2.7m (9ft) OD.
Identifications by R. Silvester (NAU) March 1983.
R. Silvester (NAU) March 1983.

For full details of wares, flint types etc. see Fenland Folders.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
  • WATERCOURSE (Undated)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---*Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WSK 18. FENS.
---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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