Record Details

NHER Number:19035
Type of record:Find Spot
Name:Undated roddon, Roman and medieval pottery sherds and medieval tile fragments

Summary

Fieldwalking in 1983 by the Fenland Survey recovered a scatter of medieval pottery sherds on top of a large roddon. Some Roman pottery sherds, including one possible Samian sherd, as well as some medieval roofing fragments, were also recovered.

Images - none

Location

Grid Reference:TF 5858 1132
Map Sheet:TF51SE
Parish:WIGGENHALL ST GERMANS, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full description

15 February 1983.
Scatter medieval sherds on top of large roddon. Not concentrated but very few noticed off the roddon.
Some of the material has been reidentified as Roman pottery in fact one possible Samian sherd. Also one medieval roofing tile. WSG AA (S1).
For full details of wares, flint types etc see Fenland Folders (S2).
R. Silvester (NAU), March 1983.

Monument Types

  • WATERCOURSE (Unknown date)
  • FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Associated Finds

  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Protected Status - none

Sources and further reading

---Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1>*Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. WSG AA. FENS. WSG AA.
<S2>Archive: Fenland Folders.

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