NHER 24699 (Monument record) - Roman settlement

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Summary

Fieldwalking recovered prehistoric flints, fragments of Roman flue and roof tile and pieces of Bronze Age, Roman, Late Saxon and medieval pot. This site is part of a linear Roman settlement.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TL89NE
Civil Parish LITTLE CRESSINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

1986 to 1987. Fieldwalking. Field LC30.
Bronze Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and undated pottery.
Roman building material.
Flints.
E. Rose (NAU), 1 August 1988.

For details of fieldwalking see file for NHER 24669.

(S1) describes as part of a linear Roman settlement that extends across parts of four fields. Pot and building material suggests this was a prosperous rural settlement. A well-marked bank and ditch extends from north to south through part of the site.
M. Dennis (NLA), 4 May 2006.

  • --- Map: Finder's Map..
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: Davison, A. 1994. The Field Archaeology of Bodney and the Stanta Extension. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLII Pt I pp 57-79. p 60.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
  • POT (Undated)
  • FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Record last edited

Jul 18 2023 7:47AM

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