Record Details
NHER Number: | 2993 |
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Type of record: | Monument |
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Name: | Possible Roman bridge |
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Summary
In 1951 timber piles and Roman pottery sherds were found on the bank of the River Wensum at this location. It has been suggested that these discoveries indicate the location of a Roman bridge.
Images - none
Location
Grid Reference: | TG 0313 1813 |
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Map Sheet: | TG01NW |
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Parish: | BYLAUGH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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| SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1951.
Timber piles and Roman pottery sherds were found in the south bank of the River Wensum. These may indicate a Roman bridge.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
1947. Dredged. Noted May 1956 by [1].
Road leading away into Bylaugh parish is cut by a modern ditch at TG 0310 1820.
E. Rose (NAU).
NGR corrected from original TG 031 182.
M. Horlock (NLA), 26 March 2003.
Monument Types
- BRIDGE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 01 NW 9. |
--- | 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. Swanton Morley. |
--- | Slide: Various. Slide. |
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