NHER 17978 (Monument record) - Site of Roman settlement and multi-period finds

17 January 1982. Fieldwalking by Hales Survey (retains).
Much Roman pottery and glass.
Medieval, post medieval and undate sherds.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NAU) 15 March 1982.

Further finds including flints, see file.
A. Rogerson (NAU) May 1982.

1986.
Prehistoric sherds, possibly Iron Age, see file.

March 1993. Fieldwalking finds. Site extended to east.
Scatter of Roman pottery: greywards, 9 rims and 10 body sherds.
Other coarsewares, 2 rims and 1 body sherd.
1 mortarium sherd.
Identified by W. Milligan (NCM).
J. Davies (NCM) 5 May 1993.

June/September 1995. Metal detecting finds.
Fragment of animal headed buckle, Type III, see (S1), late Roman.
Fragment of Early Saxon small-long brooch, cruciform head plate decorated with double lines of crescentric stamps on wings and central field. Lug on reverse.
Identified by S. Anderson (NCM).
11 Roman coins.
See list in file.
Late Iron Age copper alloy mini terret, (S3).
See drawing in file.
Roman copper alloy hair pin, length 11.7mm, knob head type, with shank expanded in middle.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM).
1 rim and 1 spout sherd mortarium sherds.
2 medieval buckles: D-shaped frame and lobed plate ?inlaid or gilded; 3 rivet holes. Oval with slightly indented outer edge and pin.
Identified by S. Anderson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA) 10 November 1995.

(S2) records this as Site 41, a Roman settlement site that may be a continuation of Site 40 (NHER 17976).
See (S2) for more details.
S. Spooner (NLA) 23 May 2006

1997. Stray Find.
Roman pottery sherds recovered in north-east corner of site, in vicinity of [1].
P. Watkins (HES), 12 July 2016.