NHER 17184 (Monument record) - Site of Roman settlements and Early Saxon inhumation cemetery

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Summary

This was the site of two small Roman settlements dating to the 2nd and 3rd centuries, and two concentrations of Roman pottery and tiles have been found during fieldwalking. Metal detecting has recovered a number of Early Saxon brooches and other metal finds from this site or from NHER 17982 suggesting that one of the two sites was used as an inhumation cemetery during the Early Saxon period. An Iron Age coin and medieval and post medieval finds have also been found on the site.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TM39NE
Civil Parish LODDON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

23 November 1980. Found in fieldwalking by Hales Hall Survey.
1 Roman box tile fragment.
1 coarse sherd Roman or medieval.
1 post medieval glazed.
NCM?
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU) 24 April 1981.

1981.
Further finds.
See list in file.

August/September 1993.
Finds of Early Saxon, Roman and medieval metalwork, the Early Saxon finds stated to imply burials, formerly reported on site NHER 17982 are now (1997) said to come from northern part of this site. Because of doubt, both entries are retained. These finds are numbered as Context 2 - full list in file.

February/March 1995.
Iron Age coin.
See list in file.
Medieval ampulla, shell//R and lily pot. Walsingham. Polaroid NCM.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 June 1995.

1996. Metal detecting finds.
Early Saxon wrist clasp, buckle, decorated strip.
Medieval ? decorated plate, ?buckle or vessel repair patch.
Polaroid and identification in file.
Identified by H. Geake (A&E) 1996.
W. Milligan (NCM) 11 September 1996.

(S1) records this as Site 19, with two concentrations of Roman (2nd to 3rd century) material. These are part of a number of small settlements strung out along a ridge.
See (S1) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 22 May 2006

  • --- *Fieldwork: Hales Survey. 19. Hales.
  • --- Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Monograph: Davison, A.. 1990. The Evolution of Settlement in Three Parishes in South-East Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 49. p 16.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • COIN (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
  • BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BROOCH (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • KNIFE (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SLEEVE CLASP (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • SPEAR (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
  • AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • DRESS COMPONENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • FINGER RING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • PERSONAL ORNAMENT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • VESSEL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • WHETSTONE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Feb 10 2026 8:05AM

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