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Record Details

NHER Number:	11776
Type of record:	Monument
Name:	Roman or medieval field system and multi-period finds

Summary

Cropmarks of linear and rectangular features can be seen on aerial photographs taken in the 1970s. These have been interpreted as Roman field system and a canal or medieval ridge furrow.
Stray finds of Late Saxon pottery sherds were made here in 1951, while fieldwalking and metal-detecting between 1987 and 2014 recovered Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon, Late Saxon/medieval, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds; Roman, medieval and post-medieval coins; a post-medieval token and undated, Late Iron Age, Roman and Late Saxon to post-medieval metal objects. The metal finds include an undated copper alloy ring; a Late Iron Age brooch; a Roman stud, bracelet terminal and military harness pendant and mount; a Late Saxon/medieval strap-end and finger ring; medieval to post-medieval dress accessories; medieval seal matrices, a lead weight, brooch, brooch pin and harness mount and pendant; a medieval/post-medieval lead weight and possible pendant loop from a purse frame and a post-medieval finger ring.

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Location

Grid Reference:	TF 72 18
Map Sheet:	TF71NW
Parish:	GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1951.
Late Saxon sherds found. Sherds of Late Saxon pot include a large storage vessel, pitcher and several Thetford Ware bowls.
See (S1).
R. J. Rickett (NAU), 24 April 1990.

1974 to 1976. NAU air photography.
Linear and rectangular cropmarks. Possibly Roman field system and canal, or possibly ridge and furrow.

1987. Metal-detecting.
Medieval and post-medieval metalwork found.
Roman and medieval sherds found.
See details in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 29 November 1990.

Before 26 September 2001. At [1].
Two pieces of Grimston Thetford ware or unglazed Grimston: bowl rim and strap handle from storage jar or spouted pitcher. 11th or 12th century.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 February 2001.

11 September 2006.
Google Earth shows linear and rectangular cropmarks.
See (S2) for further details.
D. Lefeuvre (NLA), 20 September 2010.

2011. Fieldwalking.
Iron Age, Romano-British, Late Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pot sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 7 September 2011.

November 2011-September 2013. Fieldwalking. [2].
8 Iron Age pottery sherds.
6 Roman pottery sherds.
3 Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherds.
16 medieval pottery sherds.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 2 December 2013.

July-October 2013. Metal-detecting. [3].
Finds recorded on the PAS database:
Late Saxon/medieval strap-end and copper alloy finger ring.
Medieval buckle plates, a lead weight, strap-end, strap mount and a brooch pin.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy button.
Information from PAS import.
Finds not recorded on the PAS database but seen by HES:
4 Roman coins.
3 medieval coins.
See finder's map in file.
A. Beckham (HES), 25 November 2013.

September 2013-September 2014. Fieldwalking. [5].
14 Iron Age pottery sherds.
2 Roman pottery sherds.
2 Late Saxon pottery sherds.
4 medieval pottery sherds.
1 post-medieval pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 2 March 2015.

July-December 2014. Metal-detecting. [4].
Finds recorded on the PAS database:
Undated copper alloy ring.
Late Iron Age brooch.
Roman copper alloy stud, bracelet terminal and military harness pendant and mount.
Medieval buckles, seal matrices, a brooch, harness mount, harness pendant and strap fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval lead weight and a possible pendant loop from a purse frame.
Finds identified by HES but not recorded on the PAS:
8 Roman coins.
3 medieval coins.
2 post-medieval coins and 1 token.
A. Beckham (HES), 25 February 2015.

(S3) - PAS details to follow.
E. McDonald (HES), 9 November 2020.

Monument Types

FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
LINEAR FEATURE (Unknown date)
RECTANGULAR ENCLOSURE (Unknown date)
FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
CANAL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FIELD SYSTEM (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
RIDGE AND FURROW (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

RING (Unknown date)
WEIGHT (Undated)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
VESSEL (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
VESSEL (Early Iron Age to Late Iron Age - 700 BC to 42 AD)
BROOCH (Late Iron Age - 1 AD to 40 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 120 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 100 AD to 300 AD)
MORTARIUM (Roman - 150 AD to 250 AD)
COIN (Roman - 200 AD to 299 AD)
POT (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 300 AD to 399 AD)
COIN (Roman - 300 AD to 399 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Late Saxon to Medieval - 851 AD to 1100 AD)
STRAP END (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1100 AD)
VESSEL (Late Saxon to Medieval - 900 AD to 1300 AD)
FINGER RING (Late Saxon to Medieval - 1000 AD to 1100 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS MOUNT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1200 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
VESSEL (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1150 AD to 1300 AD)
BROOCH PIN (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
SEAL MATRIX (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1500 AD)
WEIGHT (Medieval to 17th Century - 1200 AD to 1700 AD)
BROOCH (Medieval - 1270 AD to 1400 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
STRAP END (Medieval - 1350 AD to 1450 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1400 AD to 1450 AD)
BUTTON (Medieval to 16th Century - 1500 AD to 1600 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FINGER RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1700 AD)
PURSE (16th Century to 17th Century - 1550 AD to 1650 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---	Aerial Photograph: TF7318 A-V; TF7218 K-M,P-X.
---	Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---	Map: Finder's Map..
---	Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
---	Article in Serial: Hurst, J. G. 1957. Saxo-Norman pottery in East Anglia. Part II Thetford Ware. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society. Vol L (for 1956) pp 29-60. p 48.
---	Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Late Saxon. Gayton.
---	Secondary File: Secondary File.
---	Photograph: EGB 13-22.
<S1>	Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 71 NW 2.
<S2>	Vertical Aerial Photograph: Google Earth. ? - present. Google Earth Orthophotographs. https://earth.google.com/web. 11-SEPT-2006 Accessed 20-SEP-2010.
<S3>	Illustration: Gibbons, J. 2017. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment. Find Illustration. Film. 1:1.