NHER 58780 (Find Spot record) - Early to Middle Iron Age pin and medieval coin and pottery

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Summary

This site lays within the known area of Roudham deserted medieval village (NHER 1057). Systematic fieldwalking between 1976 and 1978 recovered a moderate quantity of 13th century unglazed pottery and a few sherds of later date from molehills in this area, and in 1999-2000 a medieval silver coin was recovered from the surface. In 1992 an Early to Middle Iron Age bronze ring-headed pin was recovered from a molehill.

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Map sheet	TL98NE
Civil Parish	ROUDHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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1976 - 1978. Fieldwalking.
Fifteen sherds of early medieval pottery, primarily 13th century unglazed wares, and a few sherds of later pottery were recovered from molehills to the south of the moated enclosure (NHER 58773).
Information from (S1) and (S2). See also (S3).
H. Hamilton (HES), 23 April 2013.

June 1992. Stray Find.
A bronze ring headed pin dated to the Early to Middle Iron Age was recovered from a molehill.
See drawing (S4), x-ray(S5), and finder's map (S6).
H. Hamilton (HES), 11 April 2013.

1999-2000. Stray Find.
A medieval silver coin was recovered from the grassland between the hall (NHER 58775) and the moated site (NHER 58773).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 24 August 2000.

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF89118 Unpublished Document: Davison, A. and Cushion, B.. 1977. Roudham pottery finds 1976-1977.
<S2> SNF89119 Illustration: Davison, A. and Cushion, B.. 1978. Roudham pottery sites 1976-1978. Location plan.. Film.
<S3> SNF2742 Article in Monograph: Cushion, B., Fenner, G. and Davison, A. 1982. Some Deserted Village Sites in Norfolk: III. Roudham. Trowse, Horning, Deserted Medieval Villages,Kings Lynn. East Anglian Archaeology No 14. pp 48-59.
<S4> SNF81706 Illustration: White, S.. 1992. Drawing of an Iron Age pin.. Card. 2:1.
<S5> SNF89121 X-ray: [Unknown]. [Unknown]. X-ray of an Iron Age pin.
<S6> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map..

Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)

Object Types (4)

PIN (Early Iron Age to Middle Iron Age - 600 BC to 400 BC)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1299 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 13 2015 10:18AM