Record Details
| NHER Number: | 38158 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of a probable Roman settlement and multi-period finds |
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Summary
Fieldwalking has revealed Roman, medieval and post medieval artefacts. The numerous pieces of Roman pottery indicates that there was probably a Roman settlement on the site.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 70028 43532 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF74SW |
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| Parish: | HOLME NEXT THE SEA, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Early March 2003. Fieldwalking.
Within NHER 26760.
Spoil spread over surrounding field from excavation of new pond and of ditch from old pond to the south yielded a large amount of predominantly 2nd/early 3rd century Roman pottery, including many fresh sherds.
A few medieval and only one post medieval sherd.
The Roman material indicates settlement.
See list and copy of map with finder's marking of location (S1) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 21 March 2003.
Before 27 July 2003. Fieldwalking.
Further finds of Roman pottery: seventeen greyware, two buff oxidised and one Nene Valley colour coated (139g). One glazed Grimston.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 November 2003.
Monument Types
- SETTLEMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Finds
- AMPHORA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLAGON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- MORTARIUM (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- TILE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Map: Finder's Map.. |
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