NHER 8752 (Find Spot record) - Roman lead pigs, 'Saham Wood' (Saham Toney, poorly located)
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Summary
In 1819 three Roman lead pigs were found during tree felling in Saham Wood, and were supposedly melted down by a local plumber.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SAHAM TONEY, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
No mapped location recorded.
Full Description
1819. 'Found in cutting down Saham Wood' - part of wood still marked by Ordnance Survey.
Three uninscribed lead pigs.
R. R. Clarke (NCM) card says 'unlocated' but (S1) says that they were immediately melted down by the village plumber. See also (S2), (S3), (S4).
R. R. Clarke (NCM) also gave (S5) but A. K. Gregory (NAU) says this is incorrect.
E. Rose (NAU/NLA).
Associated Sources (8)
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Saham Toney.
- --- 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. TF 90 SW 12.
- <S1> SNF699 Serial: 1828. Woodward Correspondance. Vol.III p.68.
- <S2> SNF726 Article in Serial: Woodward, S. 1831. A descriptive Outline of the Roman remains in Norfolk, by Samuel Woodward, Esq., in a Letter to Hudson Gurney, esq. V.P., F.R.S., accompanied by a Map of the County. Archaeologia. Vol XXIII pp 358-373. p 369.
- <S3> SNF1141 Monograph: 1901. The Victoria History of Norfolk. The Victoria History of the Counties of England. Vol 1. p 320.
- <S4> SNF5652 Monograph: Davies, O.. 1979. Roman Mines in Europe..
- <S5> SNF899 Article in Serial: Way, A. 1859. Enumeration of blocks or pigs of lead and tin, relics of Roman metallurgy, discovered in Great Britain. The Archaeological Journal. Vol XVI pp 22-40. p 37.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- INGOT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
May 26 2020 4:51PM