Record Details
| NHER Number: | 20164 |
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| Type of record: | Find Spot |
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| Name: | Prehistoric burnt mound and Roman finds |
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Summary
A circular scatter of prehistoric pot boilers found in 1984. Metal detecting on the site has recovered Roman coins and brooches.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 99 35 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF93NE |
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| Parish: | HINDRINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
February 1984. Immediately west of spring in Barrel Head Field.
Found on surface with metal detecting.
Roughly circular intense scatter of pot boilers about 30m (100ft) across and two Roman coins in scatter, sestertius of Faustina I and II, both horribly worn.
Autumn 1988. Metal detecting finds.
2 copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative brooches, 1 silver spring and head ?trumpet brooch.
2 areas of black soil and pot boilers.
See file for location plan.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 10 November 1988.
Monument Types
- BURNT MOUND (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
Associated Finds
- POT BOILER (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Map: Finder's Map.. |
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
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