NHER 4438 (Monument record) - Site of Roman settlement
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Summary
The cropmarks and soilmarks of a Roman settlement dating from between the 1st and the 4th centuries AD were first recorded at this site in the early 1930s. An excavation in 1935 revealed the remains of two rectangular timber buildings and several human skeletons. Roman pottery, coins and other finds including a bracelet and a leather sandal have been recovered from the site.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL59SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WELNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1932 to 1939.
Aerial photograph record of Roman settlement.
1935 to 1936.
Excavation of Roman settlement.
1952 to 1953.
Further excavation - Roman sherds, bracelet (S1) [1], coins.
1978.
Finds of Roman sherds.
See full details in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 23 July 1990.
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF13192 Aerial Photograph: TL5293C, TL5393A-F, TL5394A-C.
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF2441 Monograph: Phillips, C.W. (ed.). 1970. The Fenland in Roman Times: studies of a major area of peasant colonization with a gazetteer covering all known sites and finds.. Royal Geographical Society Research Series. No 5, pp 231-3. pp 231-233.
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Welney [2].
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 59 SW 3.2 [8]; TL 59 SW 4 [2].
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF93916 Illustration: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. Sketch of a Roman jet bracelet fragment. Paper. Not to scale.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)
Object Types (6)
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHOE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 29 2016 11:27AM