Record Details
| NHER Number: | 6812 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Roman pottery |
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Summary
A complete Roman pot was found between 1814 and 1815 on Colby Common. It was used as a pitcher for collecting water until it was broken.
Images - none
Location
| Parish: | COLBY, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Upon Colby Common a labourer found an Roman urn imbedded in the marl. It was used many years as a pitcher to fetch water till accidentally broken. It was found about 1815-4. No evidence as to date.
See (S1) and (S2).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
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: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Unpublished Contractor Report: Network Archaeology. 2002. Bacton to Kings Lynn Proposed Gas Pipeline. Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment. Network Archaeology. 179. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Colby. |
| <S1> | Serial: Johnson. Additions to Blomefields History of Norfolk.. Vol 2, p 14. |
| <S2> | Publication: Rye, W. 1916. Roman Camps and Remains in Norfolk. |
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