NHER 29047 (Monument record) - Roman pit containing kiln debris and an undated pit
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG11SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | COSTESSEY, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1991 to 1992. Watching Brief. Norwich Southern Bypass. Site 16A-B.
Possible Prehistoric pit.
Roman pit with pottery and kiln waste.
See unpublished document (S1) for further details.
See published monograph (S2) for summary of watching brief work.
E. Rose (NLA), July 1992.
September 2005.
The kiln waste and pottery in the Roman pit suggests that a pottery kiln may have been located nearby.
The possible prehistoric pit contained evidence for burning and no dating evidence.
See (S1).
D. Robertson (NLA), 16 September 2005.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF57633 Unpublished Document: Bown, J.. 1992?. Norwich Southern Bypass Watching Brief: Site Lists and Annotated Maps.
- <S2> SNF50478 Monograph: Ashwin, T. and Bates S. 2000. Norwich Southern Bypass, Part I: Excavations at Bixley, Caistor St Edmund, Trowse. East Anglian Archaeology. No 91. pp 210-216.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (2)
- KILN FURNITURE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Sep 23 2025 12:23PM