NHER 25399 (Monument record) - Possible site of Roman building

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Summary

Metal detecting and fieldwalking recovered a heavy scatter of Roman pottery, objects and coins. These included pottery dating to the 3rd to 4th century AD and large amounts of building material. Tessera may also have been found. These finds suggests this may be the site of a Roman building.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF93NW
Civil Parish	WALSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	WIGHTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

1980. Fieldwalking on ploughed surface. Continuing scatter from site NHER 3980 to west. Context 9.
Heavy scatter Roman coarsewares mainly 3rd to 4th century; large quantities tegulae, imbrices, flue and bonding tiles. Also Samian sherd Dragendorf F18 or 18/31 with graffiti 'ht' and possible tessera; not recorded whether these latter items came from this site or NHER 3980.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU), 1980.

1988 to 1989. Metal detecting. Finder's field 203. Contexts 1 to 8.
Roman coins, brooches, and other objects.
See list and (S1) in file.
Information from A. Rogerson (NAU) 11 August 1989.
E. Rose (NAU) 14 August 1989.

Part of large site NHER 31607.

Associated Sources (4)

--- SNF74409 Photograph: JJJ 29-30, Brooch (203)..
--- SNF74396 Photograph: JJJ 3-4, Small finds 1-7..
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map..

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (14)

FINGER RING (Undated)
PENDANT (Undated)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Undated)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
INSCRIBED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TESSERA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Related NHER Records (1)

Geographical: NHER 42850 - Part of: Great Walsingham and Wighton Roman town (Monument)

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Record last edited

Apr 25 2022 3:35PM