NHER 2996 (Find Spot record) - Possible Roman millstone and waterlogged wooden stakes
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Summary
In 1968 the remains of a gritted millstone were recovered from a gravel pit in this area. It may date from the Roman period. Several waterlogged wooden stakes recovered at the same time may also be Roman, perhaps part of a domestic structure, but this interpretation is very uncertain.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG01NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SWANTON MORLEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1968. While digging gravel 60 ft (18m) west of River Wensum at 4 to 5ft (1.2m - 1.5m) deep? In base of peat.
Grit millstone (broken) and pointed circular stakes 6 inch (15cm) diam, number and arrangement unknown, very pulpy and waterlogged ?Roman. Two fragments of upper stone and three fragments of lower stone.
Information from P. Wade-Martins (NAU).
E.B. Green (NCM) & W. Milligan (NCM).
Associated Sources (2)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- MILLSTONE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- WORKED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Oct 7 2013 4:38PM