NHER 16177 (Monument record) - Roman, Saxon and medieval pottery sherds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF82SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROUGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Pre 1980.
Large numbers of Thetford-type ware storage jar thumb-impresses rims of large size.
Material seen by E. Rose (NAU) May 1980.
E. Rose (NAU) 2 June 1980.
1981. NARG fieldwalking finds (see plan filed under NHER 3673).
These finds count as Context 2.
One hundred and twenty-nine unglazed sherds, mostly Grimston-Thetford, but some Roman because there are also 7 Roman unglazed.
One Samian base, five Grimston glazed.
One slag fragment, four lava fragments.
Miscellaneous tile including one tegula?
Decorated clay pipe stem.
Although the site plan shows site NHER 3671 as overlapping this site, in fact the finds were kept separate.
Informant [1] notes, as earlier finder [2] did, the gap of barren field between this site and site NHER 3673.
Identifications by A. Rogerson (NAU) December 1981.
A. Rogerson (NAU) December 1981.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (4)
Object Types (8)
- TILE (Undated)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- CLAY PIPE (SMOKING) (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Record last edited
Feb 25 2026 2:18PM