NHER 4778 (Find Spot record) - Northwold Hoard B

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Summary

Peat fen ploughing in the winter of 1959-60 revealed a group of three large Roman pewter plates (Hoard B). This find hoard was some 91m south-south-west of Hoard A.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL79NW
Civil Parish	NORTHWOLD, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Winter 1959-60. About 549m (1800ft) northwest of White House (37.5m (123ft) north of northwest corner of Plot 43).
Peat fen ploughing revealed a group of three large pewter plates (Hoard B). This Roman find hoard was some 91m (100yds) southsouthwest of Hoard A. A trial hole dug August 18 1960 showed at least 1.2m (4ft) of peat at site.
NCM holds artefacts and took photographs of them (museum photos M-1413-1416). See (S1).
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Associated Sources (5)

--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Northwold.
--- 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 79 NW 4 [2].
--- SNF87124 Serial: 1959. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1959. No. 6. p 4.
<S1> SNF2324 Article in Serial: 1960. [unknown]. Journal of Roman Studies. Vol L, p 228. p 228.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

FINDSPOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Object Types (2)

HOARD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PLATE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Northwold (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jul 5 2016 10:22AM