Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3003 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman ditches, Iron Age, Roman and medieval pottery sherds, in vicinity of Swanton Morley fort |
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Summary
In 1975 two parallel ditches running north to south were noted on the edge of a gravel quarry. The eastern one contained Iron Age and early Roman pottery sherds, and the western ditch was said by the quarry men to have extended northwards most of the way across the site almost as far as the river. Roman and medieval pottery sherds have also been recovered from this area.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 015 192 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG01NW |
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| Parish: | SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1969.
Few Roman sherds and medieval.
P. Wade-Martins (NAU).
Two parallel ditches running north-south in edge of gravel quarry. Both were filled with dark silty sand. The eastern one contained early Roman pottery, but the other was sterile. The western ditch was said by the quarry men to have extended northwards most of the way across the site almost as far as the river. (East ditch 2,8m wide and 0.9 m deep; west ditch 2.9m wide and 1m deep; they were 2.8m apart).
P. Wade-Martins (NAU), 6-8 August 1975.
Eastern ditch also contained a sherd of Iron Age pottery.
A. Gregory.
Sketch plan in file.
NGR corrected from original TG 016 192.
M. Horlock (NLA), 26 March 2003.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
- DITCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | 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. Swanton Morley [2]. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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