NHER 3879 (Monument record) - Roman enclosure, pit and possible road and multi-period finds

1946. Cropmark of double ditched enclosure.
1952-3, 1983. Much Roman metalwork coins, pottery and rubbish pit.
1985-8. Medieval and undated metalwork.
1992. Metal detector finds. Roman coins. [1].
1993. Further finds from coin hoard.
1995. Roman sherds.

1998. Fieldwalking.
Systematic fieldwalking by A. J. Davison. Field drilled and with bare weathered surface. Excellent visibility though dry.
8 worked flints of possible Mesolithic/Early Neolithic date, including 1 scraper, 1 notched blade-like flake, 1 retouched flake, 2 small blade cores, 2 blades and 1 flake.
1 Roman coin.
98 Roman pottery sherds, including 83 greyware, 7 oxidised (inc. 3 once red-slipped), 3 shelly, 4 samian,
2 East Anglian colour-coated and 1 amphora.
5 Roman tiles including 1 probable imbrex.
2 medieval unglazed pottery sherds.
2 late post-medieval stoneware sherds.
Two distinct, discrete concentrations of Roman pottery identified, both of which appeared to correspond with patches of darked soil. See finder's notes and map in file.
Coin identified by J. Davies (NCM) and flints by P. Robins (NCM); see lists in file. Other finds identified by A. Rogerson (NAU).
P. Watkins (HES), 29 November 2013.

1998. Metal detector finds. Roman, post medieval coins.

See file for further details.

Found at same time as minim hoard in 1997-98 and reported 23 December 1998.
Two Roman coins not part of hoard.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 12 May 2000.

September-November 2020. Metal-detecting. [2].
Undatable small copper alloy ingots.
24 Roman coins, a steelyard, copper alloy hairpin and pendant made from a pierced silver siliqua.
The Roman silver coin pendant was disclaimed as Treasure (Ref: 2021 T54) and returned to the finder.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 1 December 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 9 September 2023.

November 2023-July 2024. Metal-detecting. [3].
16 Roman coins and 1 pottery sherd.
Post-medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
P. Watkins (HES), 17 February 2025 and 3 July 2025.