NHER 17976 (Find Spot record) - Site of Iron Age and Roman settlement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM39NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LODDON, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1981 to 1982. Fieldwalking by Hales Hall Survey (retains).
Much Roman pottery and tile.
Medieval to post medieval pottery, finds.
2 Contexts.
1. Grid reference as above.
2. North of removed hedge centred 3620 9715.
See list in file.
Identified by A. Rogerson (NAU) 15 March 1982.
(S1) records this as Site 40, the site of an Iron Age and Roman settlement on a spur on the west side of the valley joining the Loddon Beck. The site is close to another Roman settlement, NHER 17979, and is one of a number of Roman settlements strung out along the ridge.
See (S1) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 22 May 2006.
1997. Stray Find.
Roman pottery sherds recovered in south-east corner of site, in vicinity of [1].
P. Watkins (HES), 12 July 2016.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF14143 *Fieldwork: Hales Survey. 40. Hales.
- --- SNF14154 *Fieldwork: Hales Survey. 40a. Hales.
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF5694 Monograph: Davison, A.. 1990. The Evolution of Settlement in Three Parishes in South-East Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 49. p 15.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (8)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- LATCHLIFTER (Undated)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (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
Nov 14 2025 11:25AM