Record Details
NHER Number: | 2668 |
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Type of record: | Find Spot |
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Name: | Roman cross bow brooch (poorly located) |
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Summary
In 1849 a Roman brooch of crossbow type was found on Swaffham Heath. The exact location and nature of this discovery are unclear.
Images - none
Location
Parish: | SWAFFHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full description
1849. (S1) on Swaffham Heath.
Bronze brooch - Roman cross bow type. [1]
Finder was Brooke Taylor in 1849.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Heath marked on TF 70 NE (E. Rose).
Monument Types
- FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
--- | Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 80 NW 17. |
--- | 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. Swaffham. |
<S1> | Article in Serial: Fox, G. E. 1889. Roman Norfolk. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XLVI pp 331-367. p 364. |
<S2> | Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 321. |
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