Record Details
| NHER Number: | 2481 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman period floors, possible salt works |
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Summary
Boring in 1932 discovered evidence of Roman period floors and briquetage associated with a possible salt works thought to be located in this area.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 519 972 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL59NW |
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| Parish: | UPWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
26 October 1932. 1/2 mile (800m) north of Lakes End. Boring by Horse Head Drain (southeast of Model Farm). [1]
Roman floors, briquetage etc in situ in freshwater clay (87 cm), overlying peat (60 cms) and buttery clay (483 cms), probably resting on lower peat.
Information from Fenland Research Commitee.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Monument Types
- FLOOR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SALT WORKS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- BRIQUETAGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 59 NW 8. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Upwell. |
| <S1> | Article in Serial: [unknown]. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. 43-18. |
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