Record Details
| NHER Number: | 1567 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Multi-period finds |
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Summary
Roman and medieval fragments of pottery and some prehistoric worked flints were found here in 1953.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 681 306 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF63SE |
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| Parish: | DERSINGHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1953.
Found 'in the red soil part of Dun Cow Farm on the last hill ground next the level railway line over the marsh'.
Roman sherds and two red medieval sherds in association with 'finely worked flints.'
Site located on ground by E. Rose (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 27 February 1976.
1977.
Houses being built along road on northeast part of the site. Topsoil about 0.5m deep on clayey soil with lens of black ?rootsoil. No finds except 19th century rubbish.
E. Rose (NAU), 24 November 1977.
January 2013.
The World War Two pillbox previously recorded under this number is now recorded under NHER 8377.
R. Hoggett (HES), 22 January 2013.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC to 42 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Associated Finds
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 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. Dersingham. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Dersingham. |
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