Record Details
| NHER Number: | 3908 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Roman kiln and multi-period finds |
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Summary
Roman pottery and kiln fragments indicate the former presence of a Roman pottery kiln on this site. Objects from later periods have also been found.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 73 10 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF71SW |
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| Parish: | NARBOROUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
May 1962. Context 2 at 7383 1055.
During sewerage excavations in garden at Marham Road. Roman sherds and animal bones found in rubbish pits at between 30cm and 60 cm, about 38cm soil overlying chalk and pit cut into this layer. Sherds, which included rusticated and colour-coated wares, ranged from ?2nd - 3rd century. A few yards further west was a lump of clay fired more heavily on its eastern side. There were other depressions in the chalk. Sherds also picked up on surface. Cut red deer antler in one pit. (S1) erroneously mentions human skeletons.
E. B. Green (NCM).
Press cutting (S1) and sketch (S2) from card in file.
Context 1. Fieldwalking 'a few years ago' (pre 1989) and August 1989. Area of site extended around original findspot to north and south of road. Large amounts of Nar Valley Ware including some overfired (not seen), also seven firebar fragments (seen).
Possible kiln site.
D. Gurney (NAU), 15 August 1989.
Firebars from Context 1 in KLM. See description in file.
D.Gurney (NLA) 13 September 1993.
May 1995. Generally located finds.
Roman and medieval coins.
Roman or Early Saxon object, vessel fitting? See sketch (S2).
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 17 August 1995.
1996. Part of site destroyed by construction of reservoir.
See letter in file.
D.Gurney (NLA), 8 November 1996.
Article missing from file [J. Yates, 12 November 2010].
Monument Types
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POTTERY KILN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- KILN FURNITURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- VESSEL (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TF7310 A,B. |
| --- | 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. Narborough. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1962. [unknown]. 30 May. |
| <S2> | Illustration: Rogerson, A. 1995. Sketch of a possible Roman or Early Saxon copper alloy vessel escutcheon or foot. Paper. 1:1. |
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