Record Details
| NHER Number: | 15726 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman to post-medieval finds |
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Summary
In early 1973 a Roman pottery sherd was found in a pipe trench at this location. Fieldwalking around the same time identified a scatter Roman pottery, with four concentrations of material noted. Pieces of medieval and post-medieval pottery were also recovered. Metal-detecting in 2020 recovered medieval coins and a post-medieval jetton.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 87 11 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF81SE |
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| Parish: | NECTON, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
January-May 1973. Fieldwalking.
Scatter of Roman pottery in four concentrations.
Three sherds grey ware, four sherds black, of varying coarseness.
One sherd grey fabric with yellow glaze, medieval.
Two pieces soft orange fabric, undated.
Fragment of iron slag.
Modern brick.
Also a Roman rim sherd of wide necked jar of black coarse ware.
(S1) in KLM, copy in file.
These reveal most sherds found in May 1973.
Rim sherd (found in January) was dug up in a cable trench.
E. James (KLM), August 1974.
September 2020. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 medieval coins.
1 post-medieval jetton.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 February 2021.
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Finds
- SLAG (Undated)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
- COIN (Medieval - 1251 AD to 1272 AD)
- BRICK (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- JETTON (16th Century to 17th Century - 1586 AD to 1635 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Map: Finder's Map.. |
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