NHER 12992 (Monument record) - Possible Roman enclosure and multi-period pottery

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Summary

Rectangular enclosures of unknown date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Prehistoric flint implements, and pottery dating from the Iron Age to the post medieval periods, found by fieldwalking. The Roman finds recovered from the site seem to be associated with the cropmark enclosures, suggesting that they may be of Roman date.

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Map sheet TG13SE
Civil Parish ERPINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Context 6, two superimposed rectangular enclosures askew to field pattern at TG 1780 3160
Located E. Rose (NAU) 3 January 1978.

1992 February. Fieldwalking finds.
Finder's No W32.
Iron Age, Roman, medieval sherds.
See lists in file.
E. Rose (NLA) April 1992

The small number of Roman finds recovered from this site seem to be associated with the cropmark enclosure, suggesting a possible Roman date for the enclosure.
See (S1).
S. Spooner (NLA) 15 November 2005

  • --- Aerial Photograph: TG 1731C-D.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Davison, A. 1995. The Field Archaeology of the Mannington and Wolterton Estates. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt II pp 160-184.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Record last edited

Jun 7 2022 8:29AM

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