NHER 1106 (Monument record) - Roman feature and multi-period finds

18 July 1973.
P. Wade-Martins visited field where finds had been reported by digger driver.
Trenches for field drains had been cut through five pits or ditches in the field; one of the features contained Roman pottery and tiles. This feature was about 0.9m (3 feet) deep, filled with dark soil and charcoal. The others had similar filling, but in these no pottery could be found. Except for these features there was no other sign of occupation in the trench sections.
The Roman north to south road should pass through this field.
See sketch map of features (S4).
P. Wade-Martins (NAU).

1975.
[1] found 3rd to 4th century Roman pottery including colour coated ware, mortaria, and greyware on ploughed surface.
E. Rose (NAU).

January 1981.
On Roman site as before. Found in fieldwalking,
Roman sherds; grey, including Icenian rusticated ware and waster rim sherd, Samian, red and colour coated wares including hunt cup fragment; stamped Spanish amphora handle and iron lynchpin.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU), 1981.
W. Milligan (NAU), July 1982.

1986. Metal-detecting.
Bronze Roman finger ring (photographed at NCM) (S1).
Three badly corroded coins reported, not seen NCM.
Identified by A. Gregory (NAU).
W.F. Milligan (NAU), January 1987.

Location plan of 1973 finds (S2) in file.

October 2006. Geophysical survrey.
Surface evidence for 2 Romano-British masonry buildings, geophysical evidence for Roman road (NHER 3697), rectilinear enclosures, possible trackway and possible postholes of timber building(s).
See report (S3) for further details.

Before 20 February 2009. Metal-detecting.
12 Roman coins and a medieval furniture fitting.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 31 August 2009.

September 2009. Surface find duing a geophysical survey.
Roman cosmetic mortar with bovid terminals.
See drawing (S5) and description in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 3 November 2009.

2009. Metal-detecting.
61 Roman coins and 1 post-medieval jetton. Roman sherds and metal objects including much molten copper alloy.
See list in file and drawings (S6)-(S9) and (S12)-(S13)
A. Rogerson (NLA), 8 February 2010.

2010. Metal-detecting.
28 Roman coins, Romano-British metal objects including much copper alloy metalworking/casting debris See list in file and drawing (S10)-(S13).
A. Rogerson (HES), 23 March 2011.