NHER 10099 (Monument record) - Shotesham Romano-British settlement

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Summary

This site has been extensively investigated from 1967 to 1996 using fieldwalking, metal detecting and aerial photography. Traces of Roman buildings and a water pipe have been found on the surface here and some of these features are also visible as cropmarks. A huge range of finds have been recovered from this area. Numerous Roman finds have been recovered such as coins, tesserae, tiles, jewellery, dress fittings, metal working debris and pottery sherds. This suggests that a settlement was located here in the Romano-British period. Quantities of post medieval finds in the area could indicate the presence of a road or buildings in this later period.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TM29NW
Civil Parish	SAXLINGHAM NETHERGATE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK
Civil Parish	SHOTESHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1967, 1971, 1972. Traces of Roman buildings found on surface.
1976 - 1983. Roman metalwork and building material found.
1987. Found with metal detector. Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman and medieval metalwork and pottery, and Early Saxon brooch.
1988. Found with metal detector. Roman Early Saxon, medieval metalwork, flints, medieval sherds.
1990 - 91. Found with metal detector. Roman, Early Saxon, Middle Saxon, Late Saxon, Medieval, Post medieval coins and metalwork.
1993. Found with metal detector. Roman coin.
1995. Metal detector finds. Roman coins, sherds metalwork; medieval sherd.
1996. Metal detector find. Early Saxon brooch.

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See Notes
E. Rose (NLA) 31 October 1997.

25 June 1996. NLA aerial photography.
Some faint cropmarks visible.
H. Clare (NLA) 23 August 2001.

Polaroid of bell found in September 1987 shows it is a 'Norse' Late Saxon type.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 February 2007.

January-October 2016. Metal-detecting.
The finds previously recorded under this number are now recorded under NHER 63021.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 November 2016.

November-December 2017. Metal-detecting.
The coin previously recorded under this number is now recorded under NHER 63021.
A. Beckham (HES), 8 November 2016.

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Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF49609 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1996. TM 2397AR-AU.
--- SNF13413 Aerial Photograph: TM 2398 H-J.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.
--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Saxlingham [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. TM 29 NW 14.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF2381 Serial: 1967. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1967. No 14. p 8.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (62)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
RING (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
SOCKETED AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
SPEAR (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
RING (Undated)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BOX (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)
BUCKLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
DISC (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
DRESS COMPONENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FINGER RING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
KEY (LOCKING) (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
MOLLUSCA REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PENDANT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
PLANT REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
STEELYARD WEIGHT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TESSERA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TESSERA (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
BROOCH (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
BELL (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
RING (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
DOOR FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STUD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
BUTTON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
COIN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
DRESS COMPONENT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
FURNITURE FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
HARNESS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
MOULD (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
RING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
SPOON (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
TOKEN (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jan 8 2026 3:21PM