Record Details
| NHER Number: | 10421 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Possible Roman camp and multi-period finds at Camp Hill |
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Summary
The supposed site of a Roman military camp. Roman pottery fragments were reported to have been found in 1930, and Saxon and medieval fragments in 1957. Numerous wattle-marked daub fragments found in 1970 are believed to be the remains of a medieval house.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 425 025 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG40SW |
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| Parish: | REEDHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Supposed site of Roman camp. For discussion of this and origin of name, see under NHER 10418.
1930. About thirty two Roman sherds stated by [1] to have been found at 4253 0251 (Context 1) and given to NCM; but in 1970 when this was told to NCM, no sherds or records could be found.
1957. Sherds of 12th and 13th century pottery found by [1] all over site. One sherd re-examined by A. Rogerson (NAU) in January 1982 and found to be Thetford-type ware rim.
1970. Many pieces of wattle-marked daub found 60cm to 90cm (2 to 3 feet) deep at 4253 0251. (Context 2) by [1]. These were seen by E. Rose (NAU) on 22 September 1976 and exhibited in [1]'s exhibition at Reedham as 'remains of medieval house', property of [2], an employee.
E. Rose (NAU), 21 January 1982.
Monument Types
- MILITARY CAMP (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Serial: 1957. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. No 4. p 4. |
| --- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TG 40 SW M; TG 40 SW 2. |
| --- | 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 - Late Saxon. Reedham. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Reedham [2]. |
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