Record Details
| NHER Number: | 2072 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Copy's Green Iron Age Fort |
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Summary
Excavations of a rectangular cropmark here were carried out during 1957-58. The feature was found to be a Late Iron Age fort, with v-cut ditches, a causeway entrance to the east and the remains of ramparts. Roman coins and pottery sherds were also found inside the fort, suggesting it was re-occupied by the Romans during about AD 75-200. Aerial photographs taken in 1987 showed that a possible Bronze Age ring ditch existed inside the fort and metal detecting in the interior found a Middle Saxon to Late Saxon strap end.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 95 39 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF93NE |
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| Parish: | WIGHTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1953. Roman sherds found.
1957-8. Excavation of rectangular fort, probably late Iron Age, reoccupied as Roman in 2nd century. Reported in (S1).
1987. Aerial photography revealed ring ditch within fort.
1987-8. Found with metal detector. Middle Saxon-Late Saxon strap end.
See full details in file.
E. Rose (NAU) 26 October 1990.
Monument Types
- FORT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- HEARTH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- HILLFORT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POST HOLE (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- RING DITCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FEATURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- FIGURINE (Undated)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- TOE RING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: St. Joseph AP's CP 074-5 in NAU as TF 9539C, BKS 0280. |
| --- | Article in Monograph: Gregory, T. 1986. Enclosures of 'Thornham' Type in Norfolk. Excavations at Thornham, Warham, Wighton and Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk. Gregory, T. and Gurney, D.. EAA No 30 pp 32-35. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 93 NE 1b [3]. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Article in Monograph: Gregory, T. 1986. An Enclosure at Wighton. Excavations at Thornham, Warham, Wighton and Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk. Gregory, T. and Gurney, D.. EAA No 30 pp 27-31. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Wighton. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Wighton. |
| --- | Article in Serial: 1958. Norfolk Research Committee Excavations 1957. Norfolk Research Committee Bulletin. Series 1 No 10 (for 1957) p 1. |
| --- | Article in Serial: 1959. Norfolk Research Committee Excavations 1958. Norfolk Research Committee Bulletin. Series 1 No 11 (for 1958) p 1. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Photograph: EXJ 6. |
| <S1> | Serial: 1957. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 4. p 5. |
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