NHER 17208 (Monument record) - Possible Roman defensive enclosure
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG13SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ALBY WITH THWAITE, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
28 July 1977. NAU air photography.
Cropmarks. Square enclosure, slightly rounded corners. Possible interpretation as Signal Station, due to position.
See (S1), (S2) and (S3).
D. Edwards (NAU), 11 March 1981.
October 2005.
A 'Thornham style' enclosure. Similar enclosures have been excavated at Thornham (NHER 1308), Warham Burrows (NHER 1827) and Wighton (NHER 2072). These enclosures, along with at least five others, appear to be part of a coherent tradition of defensive planning.
Only Thornham is securely dated - constructed just before or around Roman conquest of AD 43. Possibly built by Iceni after conquest, whilst they were allied with Rome. Dating of Thornham to Late Iron Age/Early Roman period probably means that this enclosure is of a similar date.
Information from (S4).
D. Robertson (NLA), 14 October 2005.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF12171 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1977. NHER TG 1933C (NLA 50/AKB6) 28-JUL-1977.
- <S2> SNF87673 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1977. NHER TG 1933D (NLA 50/AKB7) 28-JUL-1977.
- <S3> SNF87674 Oblique Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1977. NHER TG 1933E (NLA 50/AKB8) 28-JUL-1977.
- <S4> SNF56825 Article in Monograph: Gregory, T. 1986. Enclosures of 'Thornham' Type in Norfolk. Excavations at Thornham, Warham, Wighton and Caistor St. Edmund, Norfolk. Gregory, T. and Gurney, D.. EAA No 30 pp 32-35.
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Record last edited
Sep 16 2016 12:25PM