NHER 3343 (Monument record) - Roman brooch and site of a medieval watermill

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Summary

According to documentary sources this is the site of a medieval watermill. Metal detecting in 2000 recovered a 2nd century AD brooch from this site.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF62SE
Civil Parish BAWSEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Site of Tricket Mill.
Extant 1285, compare with (S1).
Information from (S2).

September 1979. Visit.
No trace of mill - stream has often been dredged with a JCB.
E. Rose (NAU) 18 September 1979.

June to July 2000. Metal detecting.
Very worn Roman disc brooch with no trace of pin bar lug or catch plate on reverse. Some gilding on front. In centre a ring or red enamel around either a green enamel dot or metal. A slight groove within the outer edge. 2nd century.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 20 September 2000.

Part of large scatter NHER 28352.
E. Rose (NLA).

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Bawsey.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Publication: Parkin, C. 1762. Topography of Freebridge. p.14.
  • <S2> Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 62 SE 26.
  • BROOCH (Roman - 100 AD to 200 AD)

Record last edited

Mar 17 2016 10:13AM

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