Record Details
| NHER Number: | 6066 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman settlement |
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Summary
Two Roman rubbish pits were excavated here in the 1930s. Metal detecting and fieldwalking has recovered large amounts of Roman material including coins, brooches, building material and fragments of pottery. The large number of finds suggests that this is an area of Roman settlement, probably part of the larger Brettenham Roman settlement (NHER 5653). Saxon, medieval and post medieval finds have also been recovered.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TL 94 83 |
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| Map Sheet: | TL98SW |
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| Parish: | HARLING, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1932. Roman pottery found (S1).
1937. Excavation of Roman rubbish pits.
1978. Metal-detecting.
Found at 'Forestry Comission Caravan Site' (and therefore probably this site, although it appears this was never confirmed):
1 Roman coin.
Information from record card [1].
P. Watkins (HES), 30 August 2016.
1987 to 1988. Metal detecting.
Roman coins, brooches, metalwork, Early Saxon brooch, medieval to post medieval coins, medieval metalwork.
November 1995. Metal detecting.
Fourteen Roman coins, 2nd century to AD 364 to 378.
One French jetton.
See coin forms in file.
Dolphin brooch and Roman animal head mount.
Medieval annular brooch.
Post medieval metalwork.
April 1996. Metal detecting and fieldwalking.
Twelve Roman coins, pin and five sherds pottery.
Medieval metalwork and pottery.
June 1996. Metal detecting finds.
Twelve Roman coins.
Dolphin brooch and ?finger ring.
June 1996. Metal detecting and fieldwalking.
Eleven Roman coins.
Sixteen Roman sherds, one box tile.
One medieval sherd.
One glazed red earthware.
August 1996. Metal detecting and fieldwalking.
Twelve Roman coins, bracelet fragment, tile fragment.
Roman and medieval pottery.
August 1996. Fieldwalking and metal detecting.
Twenty nine + seven Roman coins, ? finger ring and eleven sherds of pottery.
October 1996. Metal detecting finds.
Eleven Roman coins, post medieval buckle. See list and form in file.
November 1996. Metal detecting and fieldwalking.
Nine Roman coins, fifteen Roman pottery sherds.
Two medieval pottery sherds.
February 1997. Metal detecting finds.
Fourteen Roman coins, two post medieval jettons.
See lists, coin form and pot drawings in file.
D. Gurney (NLA) 25 February 1997.
Monument Types
- PIT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
- ARROWHEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- GEMSTONE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SEAL BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- FIGURINE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BOX (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- SEAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- THIMBLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Unpublished Document: Wymer, J. 1988. Forestry Commission, Santon Downham: Archaeological Collections to be Donated to Norwich Castle Museum. |
| --- | Article in Serial: Clarke, R. R. and Moore, I. E. 1937. The Roman Villages at Brettenham and Needham and the Contemporary Road System. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXVI Pt II pp 123-163. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 98 SW 13a. |
| --- | 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. Harling. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| --- | Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. |
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