Record Details

NHER Number:23774
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Multi period pottery sherds from east side field in northeast angle of road junction

Summary

Systematic fieldwalking in 1986-7 found a large collection of pottery sherds including a Roman base sherd, medieval green glazed Grimston Ware pieces as well as 17th and 19th fragments.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TG 1545 2791
Map Sheet:TG12NE
Parish:OULTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1986-1987. Found in fieldwalking area on gridded system.
Base sherd, with cheese wire mark, soft with mica inclusions, Roman?
Several medieval sherds including 12th-13th century green glazed Grimston.
Information from member of the public [1].
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM) 30 April 1987.
W. Milligan (NCM).

Finder's dissertation enlarges on this to say one hundred sherds of 13th-15th century ware were found, and much 17th and 19th century pottery, but no 16th century.
See copy of dissertation in parish file, and copy of fieldwalking plot also in this file.
E. Rose (NAU) 13 December 1989.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman to 19th Century - 43 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)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

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

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