Record Details
| NHER Number: | 5981 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman pottery sherds |
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Summary
In the early 20th century various sherds of Roman pottery were discovered at this location.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 9050 8855 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL98NW |
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| Parish: | WRETHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1907. Stray Find.
Roman sherd found by W. G. Clarke and R. R. Clarke (NCM) 46m (50yds) west of Langmere (site 7 - E. Rose (NAU)).
Noted in (S1).
Amongst a collection of material subsequently donated to Norwic Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1939.10).
1932. Excavation.
Some digging by G. Kingaby.
Produced several Roman pots shown to Prehistoric Society of East Anglia.
See drawings (S2) and (S3) and accompanying sherd descriptions in file - E. Rose (NAU)).
See also (S4).
Finds donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1932.166).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 3 November 2015.
28 November 1975.
Site now on heath of Nature Reserve.
A. J. Lawson (NAU).
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Aerial Photograph: TL9088A, B, C.. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 98 NW 2 [2]. |
| --- | 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. Wretham. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Publication: Clarke, W. G. 1925. In Breckland Wilds. First Edition. p 91. |
| <S2> | Illustration: [Unknown]. ?1932. Drawings of Roman pottery sherds from Langmere. Tracing paper. 1:1. |
| <S3> | Illustration: [Unknown]. ?1932. Drawings of Roman pottery sherds from Langmere. |
| <S4> | Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. [unknown]. [unknown]. 30 November. |
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