Record Details

NHER Number:3435
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Roman pottery

Summary

Fragments of Roman pottery, found in 1935 and 1960.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 697 133
Map Sheet:TF61SE
Parish:EAST WINCH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

1935. Stray Find.
Southeast part of High Plantation on West Bilney Warren:
Sherds, smooth grey paste and rough grey with texture like mortar.
All probably late 1st to early 2nd century.
1 sherd Samian.
Material not checked.
R. R. Clarke (NCM)

15 July 1975.
Area now planted by pine trees and so under needles.
No sherds visible in rabbit burrows along paths, only iron egg and natural flints.
Newly recut ditches along road crossing site revealed no features.
E. Rose (NAU)

About 1960. Bulldozing beside road.
Roman sherds and handmade sherd found afterwards.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NAU) 7 October 1981.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (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. TF 61 SE 8.
---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. Winch (East).
<S1>Map: King's Lynn Museum. KLM 6 inch Record Map.

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