NHER 21090 (Monument record) - Roman or Early Saxon cremations (poorly located)

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Summary

Roman or Early Saxon cremations and urns, found in 1817.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	Not recorded
Civil Parish	GREAT YARMOUTH, GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK

Map

No mapped location recorded.

Full Description

1817. Dug up on Manor Farm (no farm of that name on post 1926 Ordnance Survey maps) at Gorleston.
Roman urns containing calcined bones.
See (S1).
Such finds called Roman in 19th century are often Early Saxon, and note the cremation in urn, possibly Iron Age, at site NHER 10552.
E. Rose (NAU) 29 January 1985.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
<S1> SNF7527 Publication: Palmer, C. J. 1872-1875. The Perlustrations of Great Yarmouth, with Gorleston and Southtown. Vol III p 307.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)

Object Types (2)

POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)

Related NHER Records (0)

Record last edited

Mar 13 2022 1:58AM