NHER 8798 (Monument record) - Woodrising Roman villa

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Summary

This is the site of a Roman villa, which was revealed during deep ploughing in the 1940s, when large scatters of tile, brick and pottery were revealed, as well as Roman glass, tesserae and coins. Several pot boiler sites have also been discovered, which seem to be associated with the villa. The cropmarks of a rectangular enclosure are visible on aerial photographs.

Protected Status/Designation

Scheduled Monument 1003930: Roman villa west of Woodrising Wood

Location

Map sheet	TF90SE
Civil Parish	CRANWORTH, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Full Description

Site of Roman villa.

1947.
Ploughing revealed traces of villa; roof and flue tiles, window glass, pottery, including 2nd century samian ware and coarseware, a fragment of a rotary quern and a part of a glass vessel.

A number of the finds recovered around this time were brought in for identfication by the finder's granddaugher in 2013 and are now recorded in the PAS database [1]:
8 Roman coins.
1 post-medieval coins.
Information from PAS import.
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 2 October 2013.

1952.
Four pot boiler sites located near the source of a spring.

1973.
Surface find of Roman coins and tesserae.

1974. During ploughing.
Two large scatters of Roman roof and flue tile, mortar and brick fragments, and some pottery to the northeast and southwest of what seems to be a gravel metalled courtyard. A pot boiler site was also ploughed up.

1990. NLA air photography.
Cropmarks of a rectangular enclosure.

See list of finds in file.
M. Flitcroft (NAU) February 1993.

Associated Sources (19)

--- SNF11911 Aerial Photograph: TF9703 M-AG.
--- SNF2122 Article in Serial: -. 1948. Roman Britain in 1947. Journal of Roman Studies. Vol XXXVIII pp 81-104. p 91.
--- SNF2150 Article in Serial: Clarke R. R. 1952. Roman Norfolk since Haverfield. A Survey of Discovery from 1901. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XXX pp 140-155. p 149.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF43 Designation: [unknown]. Ancient Monuments Form. SAM Record. DNF432.
--- SNF99123 Designation: English Heritage. 1994? -2011?. English Heritage Digital Designation Record. Record. DNF432.
--- SNF93953 Illustration: [Unknown]. Drawing and partial reconstruction of Roman Samian sherd from Woodrising Villa. Paper. 1:1.
--- SNF93954 Illustration: [Unknown]. Sketches of Roman pottery sherds from Woodrising Villa (Apling Collection). Paper. 1:1.
--- SNF93955 Illustration: [Unknown]. Sketches of Roman pottery sherds from Woodrising Villa (Apling Collection). Paper. 1:1.
--- SNF93956 Illustration: [Unknown]. Sketches of Roman pottery sherds from Woodrising Villa (Apling Collection). Paper. 1:1.
--- SNF49959 Illustration: Finds Illustrations.
--- SNF5370 Newspaper Article: Norwich Mercury. 1948. Early man settled at Wood Rising. 31 December.
--- SNF5402 Publication: Corbishley, M.J.. 1983. [unknown].
--- SNF8528 Publication: Walters, V.. 1976. AM7.
--- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Cranworth (Woodrising).
--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Cranworth [2].
--- 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 SE 1 [3].
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (8)

Object Types (24)

POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BRICK (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TESSERA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
WHETSTONE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 64 AD to 117 AD)
COIN (Roman - 260 AD to 286 AD)
COIN (Roman - 275 AD to 378 AD)
COIN (Roman - 320 AD to 330 AD)
COIN (Roman - 326 AD to 326 AD)
COIN (Roman - 326 AD to 328 AD)
COIN (Roman - 330 AD to 335 AD)
COIN (Roman - 341 AD to 348 AD)
COIN (17th Century - 1625 AD to 1634 AD)

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Record last edited

May 12 2021 1:23PM