NHER 5588 (Find Spot record) - Roman pewter hoard

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Summary

A hoard of three Roman pewter plates discovered by a metal detectorist in 1970.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL78NE
Civil Parish	HOCKWOLD CUM WILTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Full Description

1970. 502m (550 yds) north-northwest of Limekiln Farm
3 pewter plates and/or dishes found by using a detector 3.6m (12ft) from the river between the track and ditch at about 68cm (2ft 3ins) deep.
(S1) of plates in NCM by W.F. Curtis (NCM).
Seen by E.B. Green (NCM).
Now in Bury St Edmunds Museum.
Information from W.F. Curtis (NCM).
E.B. Green (NCM)

Associated Sources (2)

--- SNF61908 Monograph: Gurney, D.. 1986. Settlement, Religion and Industry on the Fen-edge: Three Romano-British Sites in Norfolk.. East Anglian Archaeology. No 31. p 152.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.

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)

Related NHER Records (0)

Find out more...(1)

Hockwold cum Wilton (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Apr 5 2006 12:20PM