Record Details
NHER Number: | 23634 |
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Type of record: | Find Spot |
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Name: | Worked flint, Roman and medieval pottery sherds, metal working debris |
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Summary
Fieldwalking in 1987 noted a couple of prehistoric flints, a possible fragment of Roman pottery and a few medieval pottery fragments. Also found on a natural spur of land was a large quantity of undated slag. A single Roman coin has also been found here.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TF 6653 1156 |
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Map Sheet: | TF61SE |
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Parish: | WORMEGAY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
6 March 1987. Field south of Mission Room on Ordnance Survey. Fenland fieldwalking, weathered ploughsoil, but ridged
with carrots.
Odd fragments medieval pottery and flint. Also on a natural spur much slag but no associated pottery so date uncertain. WGY BG. One possible Roman sherd. NCM.
R. Silvester (NAU), 6 March 1987.
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders
Before September 2006. Metal detecting.
1 Roman coin.
Information from PAS import.
A. Cattermole (HES), 9 September 2011.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WGY BG. FENS. |
--- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
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