Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3693 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period metal objects, pottery sherds and building materials |
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Summary
Investigations at this site during the period 1968-2000 recovered a wealth of artefacts. Finds included Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds along with a post medieval horse harness bell, a post medieval button, Roman brick/tile fragments and a Roman coin of Allectus.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 85 23 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF82SE |
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| Parish: | WEASENHAM ST PETER, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1968.
Surface scatter of Roman pottery.
NCM card by T. H. Mck Clough (NAU).
Spring 1981. Scatter extended to the southwest in fieldwalking.
3rd-4th century coarseware and some 4th century. Colour-coated ware.
Medieval coarse sherds 12th-15th centuries. Post medieval tile fragments.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU) 29 June 1981.
Horse harness bell, 18th-early 20th century.
Identified by B. Yates in May 1981.
E. Rose (NAU) 30 June 1981.
October 1989. East of Kipton Hall. Fieldwalking.
Roman pottery and building material.
Held by NCM.
W. Milligan (NCM) 25 October 1989.
June 1994. Metal detector and surface finds.
Medieval or Roman sherds, two Glazed Grimston.
Post medieval button.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 30 June 1994.
1994. Fieldwalking, on stubble.
Three sherds (one Roman, one medieval). See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 15 September 1994.
20 September 1994. Fieldwalking and metal detecting.
See lists and sketch map in file.
Roman sherds and one coin.
Medieval sherds.
Roman brick/tile fragment.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 7 October 1994.
1994. Fieldwalking and metal detecting, including extending area of site to the west = Context 2.
Roman greywares and iron spoon bit.
Medieval sherds.
See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 12 October 1994.
November 1994. Fieldwalking.
Eleven Roman, one possible Iron Age, one medieval, one undated sherd. See list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 30 November 1994.
December 1994. Fieldwalking and metal detecting.
Three sherds Roman pottery, grey/reduced including one jar rim.
One illegible 4th century coin. See form in file.
Five sherds medieval unglazed.
D. Gurney (NLA) 20 December 1994.
January 1995. Metal detector find.
Coin of Allectus. See form in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 25 January 1995.
January 1995. Fieldwalking.
Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery, mainly Roman.
See sketch plan and list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 18 January 1995.
April 1997. Fieldwalking.
One Roman coin, scatter of Roman pottery, one tile.
Medieval and post medieval sherds, including Bellarmine mask.
See coin form and list in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 14 May 1997.
Before 16 March 2000. Metal detecting.
One Roman coin. See list in file.
Information from member of the public [2].
A. Rogerson (NLA) 19 June 2000.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Undated)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DRILL BIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TILE (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. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Weasenham St Peter. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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