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Record Details

NHER Number:30030
Type of record:Monument
Name:Site of Roman settlement and multi-period finds

Summary

Metal-detecting at this location between 1992 and 2023 has recovered a large and diverse asssemblage of Roman finds that strongly suggests the presence of a Roman settlement at this location. This material comprises pottery sherds; tile fragments; copper alloy metal-working debris of possible Roman date; numerous coins (including a hoard of radiate coins and associated probable manufacturing material) and a range of other metal objects. These metal finds include brooches, bracelet fragments, probable harness mount fragments, horse-harness pendants, a spoon handle, openwork handle from razor or knife, cosmetic pestle, toilet spoon, toilet spoon or spoon probe fragment, rumbler bell, ring handle from furniture, openwork harness mount, terret, copper alloy hairpins, copper alloy nails, copper alloy probable vessel fragments, copper alloy stud, copper alloy mirror fragment, unidentified copper alloy object, copper alloy and silver finger rings and a silver mount.
Other finds from this site include Late Saxon/medieval pottery sherds; undatable lead metal-working waste; a post-medieval coin; post-medieval jettons; a post-medieval token and a range of other, undatable, Late Bronze Age, Iron Age and post-Roman metal objects. These metal finds include an undatable lead weight; a Late Bronze Age knife fragment; Iron Age brooches, an openwork harness fitting and linch pin; Late Iron Age/Roman brooches and a terret; Early Saxon brooch fragments; a Late Saxon stirrup terminal and box mount; medieval dress accessories, an end cap from scale-tang knife, unidentified copper alloy inscribed object and lead pot mend; a medieval/post-medieval purse frame fragment and copper alloy vessel fragment and a post-medieval crotal bell and lead plug of uncertain function.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:Not displayed
Map Sheet:TF71NW
Parish:EAST WINCH, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK
GAYTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

Early 1992.
Iron Age hoof-shaped linch-pin foot, (S1)
See drawing in file
A. Rogerson (NLA) 10 July 2009

August 1993. Metal detecting finds and field collection. [1].
Roman coins and dolphin brooch.
Roman and Late Saxon or medieval sherds.
Late Saxon box mount.
See lists in file.
Identified by S. Margeson and J. Davies (NCM), and A. Rogerson (NLA).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 1 October 1993.

September 1993. Metal detecting finds. [1].
4 more Roman coins with individual grid references.
See list in file.
Identified J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 1 November 1993.

February 1994. Metal detecting finds.
Roman coin.
?Roman pin and trumpet type brooch.
Full details in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 31 March 1994.

September 1995. Metal detecting finds. [1].
Unidentified Roman object, U shaped.
Acorn, circular sectioned, as one terminal, plain circular sectioned U bend, then rectangular sectioned double grooved boss, other end a ?loop with transverse hole. 47 x 24 mm.
Photograph.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 30 October 1995.

May 2001. Metal-detecting. Site extended.
Roman Dolphin brooch and a protected-loop terret.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 May 2001.

26 October and 17 November 2004. Metal-detecting and Fieldwalking.
Scattered 3rd century coin hoard (see below).
Sherd spread suggesting settlement.
See description in file, list of coins to follow.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 22 November 2004.

October 2004-October 2005. Metal detecting.
Hoard I - a probable forger's hoard consisting of a wide range of components, all of which are either ingredients in the manufacture of radiate imitation coins, or imitations themselves.
Found in October 2004:
31 radiate minims dating to 269 to 284, with cut fragment of denarius of AD 164 to 169.
Found between November 2004 and May:
32 additional coins from hoard, including three more fragments of silver denarii that would have provided the silver content present in the radiate imitations.
Found 17 October 2005:
25 additional coins from hoard and one molten blob.
See lists and description in file.
All three groups of coins declared Treasure 14 November 2005 and subsequently acquired by Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 2006.532).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 January 2005 and November 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 May 2020.

Before 28 January 2005. Metal detecting.
Undatable pieces of copper alloy metal-working debris.
Late Bronze Age blade fragment from two-edged knife (S2).
Late Iron Age/Roman one-piece Colchester-type brooches.
15 Roman coins (including 1 more from hoard), brooches, probable harness mount fragments, a spoon handle, rumbler bell and bezel of silver finger ring.
?Roman cast copper alloy ring.
Early Saxon cruciform brooch fragment.
Medieval buckle and finger ring.
1 post-medieval token.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 May 2024.

April/May 2005. Metal-detecting.
Undatable lead metal-working waste.
17 Roman coins, 169 pottery sherds, 9 tile fragments (including 2 tegula), brooches and a cosmetic pestle.
Medieval unidentified copper alloy inscribed object and lead pot mend.
Post-medieval crotal bell and lead plug of uncertain function.
See lists and map in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 11 June 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 May 2024.

Before 15 April 2005. Metal-detecting.
50 Roman coins (plus additional coins from Hoard I - see above)
Iron Age La Tène III brooch and openwork harness fitting (S3).
Roman brooches, horse-harness pendants, a toilet spoon, openwork harness mount and copper alloy hairpin
?Roman probable tin alloy metal-working debris (a round-sectioned bar with casting seams and one end chopped or cut).
Early Saxon detachable knob from cruciform brooch.
2 post-medieval jettons.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), November 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 May 2024.

3 May 2005. Metal-detecting.
Hoard II.
Found in small area:
Hoard of ten 2nd-century sestertii and two 3rd-century bracelets (S4) (S5). The coins were heavily worn and it is likely that both these and the bracelets were intended for melting down to produce radiate imitations.
Declared Treasure 4 November 2005.
Other objects found on the same date include:
23 Roman coins (including 3 cut denarii, plus additional coins from Hoard I - see above), brooches, a finger ring, openwork handle of razor or knife, ring handle from furniture and copper alloy hairpin.
Medieval end cap from scale-tang knife.
Medieval/post-medieval copper alloy vessel fragment.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), November 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 12 May 2020.

Before 4 November 2005. Metal detecting.
Undatable lead probable weight.
Iron Age probable La Tène I brooch.
19 Roman coins, brooch, a toilet spoon or spoon probe fragment and a copper alloy hairpin.
?Roman copper alloy casting waste.
Late Saxon stirrup terminal.
Medieval/post-medieval purse frame fragment.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 23 June 2006.

December 2015-December 2016. Metal-detecting. Site extended 105m to the south and 67m to the west. [2].
Finds recorded on the PAS database:
Undatable copper alloy casting waste or metal-working debris.
Roman brooches, a finger ring, copper alloy nails, copper alloy hairpin, a copper alloy stud and copper alloy probable vessel fragments.
Information from PAS import.
Other finds not recorded on PAS database (for which no further details are available):
64 Roman coins.
1 post-medieval coin.
A. Beckham (HES), 21 February 2017 and E. McDonald (HES), 4 April 2017. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 19 May 2024.

July-November 2023. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Iron Age/Roman brooches and a terret.
Roman Colchester-derivative Harlow brooch, bracelet fragment, copper alloy hairpins, copper alloy mirror fragment and silver flat openwork mount.
Medieval strap ends and an annular brooch.
Information from PAS import.
The Roman silver mount was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2023 T1273) and returned to the finder.
P. Watkins (HES), 21 April 2024 and 23 May 2024.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
  • WEIGHT (Unknown date)
  • KNIFE (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
  • BROOCH (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • LINCH PIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Late Iron Age to Roman - 100 BC to 100 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 65 AD)
  • BELL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 65 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 75 AD)
  • CASTING WASTE (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)
  • COSMETIC PESTLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COSMETIC SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • MIRROR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • RAZOR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 55 AD to 80 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 75 AD to 150 AD)
  • HAIR PIN (Roman - 75 AD to 150 AD)
  • MOUNT (Roman - 120 AD to 300 AD)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 200 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN HOARD (Roman - 200 AD to 299 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BOX (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • FURNITURE FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • STIRRUP (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • INSCRIBED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • KNIFE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PURSE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BROOCH (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1300 AD to 1400 AD)
  • STRAP END (Medieval - 1375 AD to 1425 AD)
  • COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • JETTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • PLUG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
  • VESSEL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2006. Treasure Annual Report 2004. p 179; No 444.
---Unpublished Document: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and British Museum. 2008. Treasure Annual Report 2005/6. pp 59, 66, 191 and 198; Nos 97, 151, 1077 and 1109.
---Photograph: NLA. Finds Photograph.
---Photograph: I & RS. Digital finds image.
---Photograph: NCC Find Identification and Recording Service. c. 1975-2000. HES Find Polaroid Collection. HES Find Polaroid Collection. polaroid. black and white.
---Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1>Illustration: White, S.. 1992. Drawing of an Iron Age hoof-shaped linch-pin foot.. Paper. 2:1.
<S2>Illustration: Ashley, S.. 2005. Drawing of a Late Bronze Age two edged knife.. Film. 1:1.
<S3>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2005. Drawing of an Iron Age openwork harness fitting.. Film. 2:1.
<S4>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2005. Drawing of a Roman bracelet.. Film. 2:1.
<S5>Illustration: Gibbons, J.. 2005. Drawing of a Roman bracelet.. Film. 2:1.

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