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May 1985. Context 1.
One sherds micaceous Roman greyware, two bases.
Two sherds late Iron Age or Nar Valley Roman, probably latter.
One sherd medieval unglazed, one sherd unglazed Grimston.
Area of lighter soil towards upper part of hill, below and to west of which soil is clay loam on boulder clay, with no finds. Next field to east not examined.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU).
A. Rogerson (NAU), May 1985.

30 June 1985.
Two rims and one sherd of Roman coarseware, one flint scraper.
A. Rogerson (NAU), July 1985.

March 1995.
Area of site extended to east and north.
Concentration of sherds = Context 2 and inner concentration of building material = Context 3.
Thirteen Roman coins, Roman brooch, quern, sherds.
Medieval and post medieval sherds, one medieval tile.
Late Saxon, medieval and unidentified metal objects.
Post medieval jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 April 1995.

18-19 September 1995. Metal detecting finds, some now recorded under NHER 36994.
Roman sherds.
See lists and (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 October 1995.

November/December 1995. Same area as before, metal detecting and fieldwalking.
Medieval cast cauldron leg.
Eight spiked post medieval spur rowel.
Early post medieval double looped buckle frame.
Roman pottery: two Oxfordshire mortarium body sherds, one Nene Valley colour coated body sherd, one East Anglian mortarium rim (oxidised), two greyware storage jar body sherd.
One lava quern fragment.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 January 1996.

December 1995. Metal detecting finds and field observation.
Roman coins and brooch, metal working debris.
Medieval buckle.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 10 April 1996.

September 1996. Metal detecting find.
Bronze Roman seal box lid, lozengiform with twenty five lozengiform cells for enamel (missing). ? 2nd century.
Identified by D. Gurney (NLA).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 November 1996.

Late 1996/early 1997. Metal detecting finds.
?Roman mount fragment, circular pierced lobe from which spring three arms, all ending in breaks. Flat backed. Metal looks Roman.
Tinned or silvered leaf shaped object. ?Pendant from horse harness, medieval.
Identified by V. Fryer (NCM).
One Roman coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 April 1997.

4 February 1998. Field 68.
Four Roman coins, sherd.
Post medieval belt mount.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 April 1998.

Before 9 May 2002. Metal-detecting.
Site extended, finds from both fields. Area of Roman pottery shown to be much larger than previously recorded, its northwest corner lying at approximately [1] and extending as far as the south-east corner of the eastern field [2]. No fieldwalking or systematic pottery collection attempted. All objects copper alloy unless otherwise stated.
Western Field:
1 ?Mesolithic/Early Neolithic notched and backed blade.
3 Roman pottery sherds, including 1 Oxfordshire bead and flange bowl and single sherds of greyware and Nene Valley colour coated.
13 Roman coins.
1 Roman circular military harness mount (2nd/3rd century).
2 medieval sheet fragments including 1 possibly belt mount and 1 probable one-piece strap end.
4 early post-medieval metal objects including 1 double-looped buckle frame, 1 belt mount, 1 incomplete pin and 1 harness or belt mount.
1 ?early post-medieval curved unidentified object.
7 post-medieval metal objects including 3 'crotal' rumbler bells, 2 post-medieval nails/tack (probably furniture fittings), 1 incomplete double-loop buckle frame and 1 rowel spur fragment.
1 fragment of undated metalworking debris. Piece of miscast metal with a vessel-like base angle.
Various late post-medieval/modern objects including 10 buttons, 3 sheet fragments, 1 lead disc and 1 ring.
Eastern Field:
1 Roman hairpin and 2 Roman coins.
1 Early Saxon wrist-clasp.
2 medieval metal objects including 1 buckle frame and 1 bar ending in a stylised animal head (possibly projecting arm from composite harness pendant)
4 early post-medieval/post-medieval buttons
1 undated/modern lead sheet off-cut
See file for full descriptions.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 18 September 2002. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 5 August 2013.

March/April 2003. Fieldwalking and metal-detecting.
Gridded fieldwalking and metal-detector survey. All objects copper alloy unless stated otherwise.
1 Mesolithic/Early Neolithic small flint blade.
1 Late Bronze Age socketed axe fragment, (S2).
2 Late Iron Age/Early Roman metal objects including 1 Colchester one-piece brooch (mid 1st century AD) and 1 button-and-loop fastener (1st century BC/1st century AD).
58 Roman coins.
6 Roman brooches including 1 ?T-shaped (1st-2nd century), 1 Colchester two-piece (mid 1st century), 2 ?Colchester two-piece, 1 Aesica (late 1st century), 1 Hod Hill (mid-late 1st century).
14 other Roman metal objects including 1 vulvate harness mount (late 2nd-3rd century), 2 incomplete military harness mounts, 1 furniture fitting ('hemispherical' stud), 4 bracelet fragments (all 3rd/4th century), 1 lead steelyard weight, 1 lead probable steelyard weight, 1 openwork object fragment (harness mount or strap fitting), 1 globular nail (possible furniture fitting), 1 sheet fragment and 1 unidentified sheet object.
1 Roman samian pottery sherd (Central Gaulish, late 2nd-early 3rd century).
1 ?Roman annular bead.
1 Early Saxon hanging bowl escutcheon (6th century), (S3).
2 medieval metal objects including 1 buckle and 1 sheet buckle plate.
2 ?medieval metal objects including 1 strap fitting and 1 incomplete buckle (14th century)
3 medieval/post-medieval metal objects including 1 small clapper bell fragment, 1 possible cauldron fragment and 1 cinquefoil belt mount.
1 post-medieval coin and 3 post-medieval tokens.
2 post-medieval metal objects including 1 hooked tag fragment and 1 shoe buckle chape (late 17th-18th century)
1 late post-medieval shoe buckle (18th century).
1 late post-medieval/modern decorated clog clasp (18th-19th century).
13 undated metal objects including 2 sheet fragments, 1 sub-square section rod, 2 rings, 1 broken strip, 1 broken ?bracelet, 1 irregular trefoil lead ?pendant, 1 lead disc weight, 1 lead ?weight, 1 lead fishing 1 and 1 annular lead spindle whorl or weight.
4 undated fragments of metalworking debris including 3 molten pieces and 1 casting jet.
See file for full description and grid locations.
A. Rogerson (NLA), June 2003. Amended by P. Watkins, 5 August 2013.

Before October 2003. Metal detecting and fieldwalking.
Undatable prehistoric worked flints.
One Gallo Belgic Iron Age coin.
Many Roman coins.
Two medieval coins including a Stephen.
One post medieval coin.
Late Bronze Age, Roman, medieval, post medieval and undatable metal objects.
Roman sherds.
See lists in file with grid references.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 February 2004.

Geophysical survey carried out. Awaiting results.

2004-6. Metal-detecting.
Sixty-eight Roman, one medieval and two post-medieval coins, and one post-medieval jetton.
See lists in file.
A. Marsden (HES), 18 January 2011.

2005. Metal-detecting.
Undated casting waste, copper alloy staples, a copper alloy ring, unidentified copper alloy object and fragment of sieve, strainer or colander.
5 Iron Age pottery sherds and brooches.
19 Roman pottery sherds, 1 roof tile fragment, 1 flue tile fragment, 2 window glass fragments, brooches, finger rings, bracelet fragments, furniture fittings, hair pins, a buckle, key harness pendant, harness mount, steelyard, mirror fragment, lead weight and nail or stud.
Early Saxon brooch, girdle hanger, harness mount (S4) and spangle.
4 medieval pottery sherds, spindle whorls, pot mends, a brooch, buckle and strap fitting.
Medieval/post-medieval bells, a buckle, pin, copper alloy ring, nail, thimble and "paper-clip" rivet.
Post-medieval buckles, buttons, harness mounts, book clasps, spur arm fragments, lead window came fragments, crotal bells, furniture fittings, a sword belt fitting and rowel spur.
See descriptions in file.
A. Rogerson (HES), 28 May 2008.

March 2020. Metal-detecting. [3].
Late Iron Age/Roman brooch fragment.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent recorded as Context 2.
See distribution maps (S5).
E. McDonald (HES), 6 April 2017.

Monument Types

• FINDSPOT (Unknown date)
• FINDSPOT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC to 3001 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
• FINDSPOT (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age - 100 BC to 42 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• VILLA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Early Saxon - 410 AD to 650 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• FINDSPOT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Finds

• BRIQUETAGE (Unknown date)
• CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
• CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
• CASTING WASTE (Unknown date)
• METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
• METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Unknown date)
• PENDANT (Unknown date)
• POT (Unknown date)
• QUERN (Unknown date)
• RING (Unknown date)
• RING (Unknown date)
• SIEVE (Unknown date)
• SPINDLE WHORL (Unknown date)
• STAPLE (Unknown date)
• STAPLE (Unknown date)
• UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Unknown date)
• WEIGHT (Unknown date)
• FLAKE (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• SCRAPER (TOOL) (Lower Palaeolithic to Late Iron Age - 500000 BC to 42 AD)
• BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
• NOTCHED BLADE (Early Mesolithic to Early Neolithic - 10000 BC? to 3001 BC?)
• LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Neolithic - 4000 BC to 3001 BC)
• SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
• SPEAR (Late Bronze Age - 1000 BC to 701 BC)
• BROOCH (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Early Iron Age to Roman - 800 BC to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
• COIN (Late Iron Age - 32 BC to 31 BC)
• BROOCH (Late Iron Age to Roman - 20 AD to 80 AD)
• BARREL PADLOCK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BUCKLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• CASTING WASTE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• HAIR PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• HARNESS FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• HARNESS MOUNT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• HARNESS PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• MIRROR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• NAIL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• SEAL BOX (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• STEELYARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• TOILET ARTICLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• VOTIVE MODEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• WINDOW GLASS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 50 AD to 150 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 69 AD to 117 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 138 AD to 161 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 222 AD to 228 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 268 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 274 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 298 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 364 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 268 AD to 270 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 268 AD? to 280 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 269 AD to 271 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 364 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 275 AD? to 280 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 275 AD? to 284 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 275 AD? to 364 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 286 AD to 293 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 305 AD? to 307 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 319 AD to 320 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 320 AD? to 324 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 320 AD? to 325 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 320 AD? to 330 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 323 AD? to 323 AD?)
• COIN (Roman - 325 AD to 330 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 331 AD? to 332 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 337 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 341 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 335 AD to 364 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 335 AD? to 348 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 340 AD? to 348 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 348 AD to 350 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 353 AD? to 364 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 367 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 375 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 364 AD to 378 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 375 AD)
• COIN (Roman - 367 AD to 378 AD)
• BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• GIRDLE HANGER (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• HANGING BOWL (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• HARNESS MOUNT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• SPANGLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• WHETSTONE (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
• BELL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BELL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• BELL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• BROOCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• BUCKLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• HARNESS PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• NAIL (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• PIN (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• POT MEND (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• RING (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• RIVET (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• ROOF TILE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• SPINDLE WHORL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• THIMBLE (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• WEIGHT (Medieval to 19th Century - 1066 AD to 1900 AD)
• WHETSTONE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
• COIN (Medieval - 1248 AD to 1250 AD)
• BELL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BOOK FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• CAME (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• CAME (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• CAME (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• CAULDRON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• CROTAL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• HARNESS FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• HARNESS MOUNT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• HOOKED TAG (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• NAIL (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• PIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• ROWEL SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• SPUR (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• SWORD BELT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
• JETTON (17th Century - 1608 AD to 1612 AD)
• COIN (17th Century - 1649 AD to 1660 AD)
• COIN (17th Century - 1672 AD to 1679 AD)

Protected Status

• SHINE

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