NHER 1509 (Find Spot record) - Possible post medieval iron working site, Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds

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Summary

In 1949, 1950 and 1952 some Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery sherds were recovered from this area, as well as some iron working debris that is thought to date to the post medieval period.

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None recorded

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Map sheet	TF63SE
Civil Parish	SNETTISHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1949. Field 126 Common Road South of Frog Pits Wood.
1. Neck of coarse grey Roman jar
2. Base of mortarium: buff clay, black grains.
3. Rim of large grey cooking pot.
4. Rim of hard grey - black ware - burnished grains.

1949.
Fragments of Bellarmine, and iron slag, from same site as Roman and medieval sherds [2].
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

1950. Stray Find.
Warrens Field. Common Road (extreme southwest corner of old Ordnance Survey sheet).
Half of Roman grey ware pottery lamp. See sketch (S1).
Donated to Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1951.14 : A).
Information from (S2).
Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 20 February 2018.

1952. Warrens Field.
Spout of medieval green glazed jug in grey ware [1].
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Associated Sources (7)

--- SNF87263 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Snettisham.
--- SNF89829 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Post-Medieval. Snettisham.
--- 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 63 SE 19.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF98717 Illustration: [Norwich Castle Museum staff]. 1950. Drawing of a Roman grey ware pottery lamp. Paper. 1:1.
<S2> SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Snettisham [3].

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

IRON WORKING SITE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Object Types (5)

LAMP (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Snettisham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Feb 20 2018 11:25AM