Record Details
| NHER Number: | 20901 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Roman temenos wall |
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Summary
After ploughing in this field a scatter of flint was uncovered in 1984. Excavation of this scatter in 1985 uncovered a ridge of flints and tile fragments that was probably the foundation of a wall related to the nearby Roman temple (NHER 9787).
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 2401 0383 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG20SW |
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| Parish: | CAISTOR ST EDMUND, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
9 November 1984. Found in subsoiling.
North end of Friston or Frozen Field.
Flints with mortar.
Site examined by D. Gurney (NAU) afterwards. Flint and mortar visible on field surface, main concentration in east to west scatter about 25m south of Caistor Lane, just south of Mottram's blank excavation (NHER 20602). Also odd Roman sherds and tile. Almost certainly the south temenos wall.
D. Gurney (NAU), November 1984.
17 September 1985. Excavation.
Further excavation by D. Gurney (NAU) located footings of probable temenos wall.
See report (S1) for further details.
E. Rose (NAU), 24 September.
March 2009. Norfolk NMP.
Mapping as part of NMP project revealed the traces of either a Roman road, bank or wall associated with the temple within the area of this site, see NHER 9787 for details.
S. Horlock (NMP), 24 March 2009.
Monument Types
- TEMPLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- WALL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Unpublished Report: Gurney, D. 1985. Report on the excavations in Friston (or Frozen) Field, Caistor St Edmund. |
Related records
| 9787 | Part of: Site of Roman temple within walled precinct with ancillary building of unknown function, possibly a priest’s residence (Monument) |