NHER 5351 (Monument record) - Roman building and multi-period finds, Hockwold Cum Wilton

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Summary

A Roman building was excavated in the early 1930s, revealing a floor surface as well as Roman building materials and roof tiles. The building is part of a complex of a dense network of Roman settlement along the edge of the Fens. A Neolithic flint scraper, an Iron Age silver coin, Roman coins, pottery, brooches and metal finds including a terret, possible bucket escutcheon and a statuette of Mercury have been found on the site, as well as an Early Saxon brooch and a Late Saxon bead.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL78NW
Civil Parish	HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

1930 to 33.
Discovery of Roman building, excavated 1931.
Coins, pottery (S1) and figurine found, also Neolithic scraper.

1974. Found with metal detecting.
Roman brooch (S2) and a possible copper alloy bucket escutcheon (S3) and an Early Saxon brooch (S4).

1976. Found with metal detecting.
Iron Age coin, Roman figurine (S5) and terret (S6).

1980. Found with metal detecting.
Roman palette (S7) and Early Saxon brooch.

1982.
Find of bead, Roman or Viking.

See details in file.
Finds drawings and description of terret (S6) in file.
E. Rose (NLA) 16 May 1990.

Associated Sources (16)

--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF87261 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Early Saxon. Hockwold Cum Wilton.
--- SNF87259 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Iron Age. Hockwold cum Wiltonv [2].
--- SNF87257 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Neolithic. Hockwold cum Wilton.
--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Hockwold Cum Wilton.
--- 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 78 NW 16.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF91532 Illustration: 1933. Rubbing of a Roman Samian ware sherd.. Paper. 1:1.
<S2> SNF80806 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1975. Drawing of a Roman copper alloy enamelled brooch.. Card. 2:1.
<S3> SNF91533 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1975. Drawing of a Roman copper alloy possible ?bucket escutcheon.. Card. 1:1.
<S4> SNF80807 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1975. Drawing of an Early Saxon copper alloy brooch.. Card. 2:1.
<S5> SNF80805 Illustration: Gregory, T.. 1976. Drawing of a Roman figurine.. Paper. 1:1.
<S6> SNF80804 Illustration: Gregory, T. 1977. Drawing of a Roman terret.. Film. 2:1.
<S7> SNF80808 Illustration: Clough, T.. 1981. Drawing of a Roman palette.. Film. 1:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (3)

Object Types (17)

SCRAPER (TOOL) (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BEAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BUCKET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FIGURINE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FLOOR TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PALETTE (COSMETIC) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BEAD (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)

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Record last edited

May 20 2020 8:59AM