NHER 10194 (Monument record) - Possible Roman Villa site, Topcroft

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Summary

Roman pottery sherds and tile fragments have been visible in this area since 1959. In 1984 a very heavy concentration of flint and brick rubble, as well as almost complete tiles with opus signinum fragments were recovered and wall plaster. Coins from the late 1st to 4th centuries have been recovered from the area, as well as brooches from the same periods. Metal-detecting in 2019 and 2020 recovered a range of Roman finds including pottery sherds, brick fragments, tegula and flue tile fragments, coins and brooch fragments.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM29SE
Civil Parish	TOPCROFT, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1959 - 1960. Roman sherds and tile found.
1979. Roman sherds found; cropmarks claimed.
1980. Traces of Roman villa found.
1982 - 1986. Found with metal detector. Roman and medieval metalwork, Iron Age coin. Evidence of bath house.
1990. Found with metal detector. Roman coins and brooch.
1992. Roman tile found
1997. Metal detector find. Roman coins.
See full details in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 31 October 1997.

September 2019. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 Roman coins, 2 pottery sherds, 4 tegula fragments, a flue tile fragment, and brooch fragments.
Information from PAS import.
E. McDonald (HES), 3 March 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

September 2020. Metal-detecting. [1].
2 Roman brick fragments.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020.

Associated Sources (8)

--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF73722 Photograph: JHP 22, Papal Bulla..
--- SNF73723 Photograph: JHP 23, 24, 25, Clemens VI.
--- SNF82211 Photograph: JHP, 26-29, Early crossbow brooch..
--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Topcroft.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF87125 Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 6.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (39)

COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Undated)
STEELYARD WEIGHT (Undated)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
DRESS COMPONENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
RAZOR (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STUD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TEGULA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TESSERA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TESSERA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 50 AD to 75 AD)
FLUE TILE (Roman - 100 AD to 400 AD)
POT (Roman - 100 AD to 400 AD)
POT (Roman - 100 AD to 400 AD)
TEGULA (Roman - 100 AD to 402 AD)
TEGULA (Roman - 100 AD to 402 AD)
TEGULA (Roman - 100 AD to 402 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 285 AD)
BULL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PENDANT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 21 2023 5:02PM