Record Details

NHER Number:28037
Type of record:Monument
Name:Roman settlement and multi-period finds

Summary

Fieldwalking recovered pieces of Roman, medieval, post medieval pottery and tile. Later metal detecting found an Iron Age copper alloy harness fitting decorated with enamel, Roman, medieval and post medieval coins and a post medieval jetton. Pieces of iron smelting waste were also found. This has been interpreted as part of an area of Roman settlement.

Images

  • Iron Age enamelled escutcheon from horse harness fitting from Little Barningham.  © Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service and S. White

Location

Grid Reference:TG 15 33
Map Sheet:TG13SE
Parish:LITTLE BARNINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
WICKMERE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1990. Fieldwalking finds. Finder's Site M18.
Roman, medieval, post medieval sherds, and tile.
For (S1) and full details of conditions see file.
E. Rose (NLA) 21 February 1991

Early 1992. Metal detecting finds.
Six Roman coins 1st to 2nd century. See list in file.
Medieval and post medieval coins.
Post medieval jetton.
Coins identified by J. Davies (NCM).
Iron Age enamelled bronze escutcheon from horse trapping: circular, three voided circles infilled with red enamel, see (S2 and S3).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 26 June 1992

1992. Metal detecting find.
One Roman coin found in further metal detecting survey. See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 8 April 1993.

December 1994.
One large and two small pieces of tap slag found on surface.
D. Gurney (NLA) 1 March 1995.

(S4) describes this as a Roman settlement site active from the 1st or 2nd century through to the 3rd or early 4th century.
See (S4).
M. Dennis (NLA) 5 May 2006.

Monument Types

  • SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Associated Finds

  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • HARNESS (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Map: Finder's Map..
<S2>Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
<S3>Illustration: White, S.. 1992. Drawing of an Iron Age enamelled bronze escutcheon from horse trapping.. Paper. 2:1.
<S4>Article in Serial: Davison, A. 1995. The Field Archaeology of the Mannington and Wolterton Estates. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt II pp 160-184. p 165.

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