NHER 15806 (Monument record) - Cropmarks of possible Roman enclosures
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Summary
A series of small enclosures are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. The enclosures may be of Roman date, and are possibly associated with the site of a Roman settlement recorded at NHER 4438.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL59SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WELNEY, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pre 1970.
Cropmarks of group of small enclosures noted. Also droves meeting.
Outlier of site NHER 4438?
See (S1), quoted in (S2).
1978.
Ordnance Survey inspectors found area bulldozed for the Wildlife Trust; no finds or visible remains.
E. Rose (NAU) 28 February 1980.
See (S3), compiled from the Allen Collection at the Ashmolean Museum.
Associated Sources (4)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S1> SNF2441 Monograph: Phillips, C.W. (ed.). 1970. The Fenland in Roman Times: studies of a major area of peasant colonization with a gazetteer covering all known sites and finds.. Royal Geographical Society Research Series. No 5, pp 231-3. p 231.
- <S2> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TL 59 SW 3.3 [2].
- <S3> SNF13106 Aerial Photograph: TL 5393A,B,E-G (Allen), TL 5293C (CUCAP).
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Record last edited
Jun 29 2016 9:20AM