Record Details

NHER Number:7601
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Undated, Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval finds

Summary

Roman, Middle Saxon, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds were recovered in dredgings from the River Bure and in molehills on the river footpath in 1073 and 2022. Undated burnt clay and animal bones were also recovered.

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Location

Grid Reference:TG 21 24
Map Sheet:TG22SW
Parish:BRAMPTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Full description

1973. Stray find. [1].
Roman and Ipswich ware sherds found in dredging (perhaps from Tuttington side), and also daub and animal bones.
Medieval sherds, lead liner and post medieval sherds.
E. Rose (NAU).

March 2022. Stray Find. [2].
Recovered from molehills near the rivers edge during a walk:
1 Roman pottery sherd.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended approximately 35m to the east along the river bank. Previously mapped as a point at [3].
A. Beckham (HES), 5 January 2023 and P. Watkins (HES), 4 February 2024.

Monument Types

  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

  • ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
  • UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Protected Status

  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

---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. Brampton.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Brampton.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Brampton.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Middle Saxon. Brampton.
---Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Brampton or Tuttington.

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