NHER 4249 (Monument record) - Roman road and multi-period pottery sherds

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Summary

Aerial photographs of this area show the cropmarks of a Roman road running north to south. This feature was accompanied to the east by a series of enclosures. Investigations here in 1979 recovered sherds of Roman and medieval pottery including the base sherd of a Roman beaker which had rouletted decoration.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF80NE
Civil Parish	SPORLE WITH PALGRAVE, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Marks in growing cereal crop, mainly dark lines against lighter background of crop. Line of Roman road visible running approximately north-south with to east complex of enclosures flanking converging minor road?

Cropmarks observed on air photo in Norfolk County Council Highways Department.
Meridian Air Maps 118 71 220 July 71 Scale 1 : 5000.
D. Edwards (NAU).

Sketch plan from card in file.

1979. 'North of Petygards' - possibly southern end of site NHER 4249.
Roman buff-oxidised base sherd; Beaker (Roman) rim with rouletted decoration.
Basalt Ware handle fragment. Two glazed Grimston sherds, two coarseware sherds probably medieval.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU).
A. Rogerson (NAU) 5 November 1979.

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF10576 Vertical Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. Meridian Air Maps 118 71 220.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (3)

POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Sporle with Palgrave (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 26 2022 8:03AM