NHER 20754 (Monument record) - Site of Roman settlement and multi-period finds

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Summary

This is the site of a Roman settlement, which continues under NHER 20763. Roman roof tiles and fragments of pottery have been found during field walking. Prehistoric flints, including prehistoric pot boilers, and fragments of pottery dating from the medieval and the post medieval periods have also been found.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91SW
Civil Parish FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1980 and 1983. Field walking. Ordnance field Great Fransham 274.
Large quantites of Roman pottery including Samian (1 repaired with rivet), calcite gritted, oxidised and flanged bowls, also tegulae.
Large quantities of medieval pottery including Grimston and Early medieval.
Post medieval sherds including stoneware and glazed red earthenware.
Worked flints.
See (S1).
Found and identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 23 October 1984.

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G274. AJGR.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 12 2021 11:19AM

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