Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3906 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds and possible Bronze Age ring ditch |
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Summary
Fieldwalking, metal-detecting and other survey work between 1949 and 2016 recovered late prehistoric worked flint, including a scraper; undated burnt flint; Bronze Age, Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and medieval/post-medieval pottery sherds; medieval roof tile fragments; Roman coins and undated, Early Iron Age and Roman metal objects. The metal finds include undated iron slag; an Early Iron Age socketed axehead and a Roman cosmetic/toilet spoon, plate brooch and finger ring.
The cropmark of a possible Bronze Age ring ditch has also been noted at the site.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 75 12 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71SE |
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| Parish: | NARBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1935-8.
South of Camphill Plantation in park and dry pit to east of camp, also west of ice house on and to west of Devil's Dyke and inside fort (see HER 3975 for latter). About a hundred probable 2nd to 3rd century AD sherds, also two ?Bronze Age sherds, flint flakes, pot boilers.
1949. [1].
At 7531 1289, 3906/context 1, opposite school; found in ploughing; Three AE coins of Constantius II, about 350-5.Obverse: FLIVL CONSTANTIUS NOBC. Reverse: GLORIA EXERCITVS PL (Lyons). Seen by R.R. Clarke (NCM) May 1949.
Late 1978 or early 1979. Stray Find.
Brought up by a mole from Devil's Dyke (NHER 3937) at Narborough Cricket Field (c. TF 7498 1290):
1 Roman pottery sherd. See drawing (S1).
Brought to King's Lynn Museum and identified by E. M. James (KLM).
Information from (S2).
Previously recorded under NHER 3937.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 July 2018.
Before September 1980. At 7537 1300. Context 2.
Cropmark of incomplete ring ditch about 22m diameter. On Ordnance Survey aerial photographs; previously noted by A.J. Lawson (NAU), from RAF aerial photographs. J. Bown (NAU), 1 October 1980.
Possible low mound about 30m diameter. In young cereal.
A. J. Lawson (NAU), 16 March 1976.
February 1988. Metal detecting. Iron slag over west end of site found.
W. Milligan (NCM), 16 February 1988.
KLM 1993.688 includes material from [2] marked '3.4.1972 Narborough Crossroads'. Ipswich and Thetford ware and iron slag. Is this from this site?
Information from A.Rogerson (NLA) December 1993.
1997. Fieldwalking finds by owners, with one rabbit burrow dug further to reveal more pottery.
See list in file.
Items found by B. Cushion (NLA) whilst perusing for earthworks also included on list.
B.Cushion (NLA), June 1997.
1998. Metal detecting. [3].
One Roman coin.
See form in file. Identified by J.Davies (NCM), 19 August 1998.
K.Sussams (NCM), 19 August 1998.
January-February 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended to the northern field boundaries. [4].
Early Iron Age iron socketed axehead (S2).
Roman plate brooch and finger ring.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 4 July 2016.
March-April 2016. Metal-detecting. [5].
Roman cosmetic/toilet spoon.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 3 June 2016.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
- BURNT MOUND (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- RING DITCH (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- ROUND BARROW (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age - 800 BC to 401 BC)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT BOILER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Early Iron Age - 800 BC to 401 BC)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COSMETIC SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PLATE BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GUNFLINT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: OS AP 265.76.020, 211.76.020, RAF AP 30 March 1946 no 5272. |
| --- | Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 71 SE 15; TF 71 SE 16; TF 71 SW 5. |
| --- | 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 - Neolithic. Narborough. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Bronze Age. Narborough. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Narborough [2]. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Illustration: [King's Lynn Museum staff]. 1979. Drawings of a Roman pottery sherd. Paper. Not to scale. |
| <S2> | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. NHER 3937. |
| <S3> | Illustration: Gibbons J. 2016. Drawing of an Early Iron Age iron socketed axehead. Film. 1:1. |
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