NHER 15384 (Find Spot record) - Roman lava quern fragment
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG24SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SIDESTRAND, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
October 1979. Found in garden. [1]
Roman Rhineland lava quern (upper stone), roughly conical in shape. 16.5cm across, 7cm thick, millstone-like spiralling ridges on underside. Straight central hole, hole for handle. Also large lump of Herts puddingstone. However, number of fossils found in garden suggests this may be a collector's dump. Name of cottage, which is early 18th century, comes from a signalling gun that was kept here. Garden also contains an 18th or 19th century tombstone found on the beach which probably came from the old churchyard.
Objects seen on site by E. Rose (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU), 23 October 1979.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (1)
- QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2011 12:19PM