NHER 15657 (Monument record) - Site of possible Roman villa
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL98SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRETTENHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Full Description
Autumn 1979. On south bank of River Thet. Found in dredgings from river.
Two Iron Age coins.
See further details in file.
Cast copper alloy copy of coin of Gallienus, large number of sherds of Roman pottery from mid 1st to 4th century, including Nene Valley colour coated, and South Midlands shell gritted.
A. Gregory, (NAU) October 1979.
Before 21 October 2003. Metal detecting.
29 Roman coins.
Many Roman sherds and several Roman tiles.
1 medieval and 2 post medieval sherds.
Some ironwork, which may be Roman.
See lists and map annotated by finder in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 April 2004.
Before 22 July 2004. Metal detecting.
More Roman sherds and tile fragments, quern, stone roof tile, quern and adze fragments.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 October 2004.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (14)
- COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- ADZE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DAUB (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- NAIL (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)
- ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
May 29 2025 9:10AM