Record Details

NHER Number:37419
Type of record:Monument
Name:Possible Roman settlement, Roman to post medieval objects

Summary

Fieldwalking and metal detecting in 2002 recovered a number of Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds, as well as Early Saxon or Middle Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undated metal finds. The density of pottery sherds suggests a possible Roman settlement.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TL 77 89
Map Sheet:TL78NE
Parish:WEETING WITH BROOMHILL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

Before September 2002. Fieldwalking and metal detecting.
Roman, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval and post medieval sherds.
?Early Saxon or Middle Saxon, medieval, post medieval and undated metal finds.
See lists, copy of 1:10560 map and copy of oblique aerial photographs annotated with finder's find numbers in file.
Density of pot sherds in Area 1 suggests Roman settlement.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 October 2002.

Monument Types

  • SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • QUERN (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • TWEEZERS (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • XCEILING ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • XWALL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • COIN WEIGHT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Map: Finder's Map..
---Secondary File: Secondary File.

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