NHER 18850 (Monument record) - Site of Roman settlement and multi-period finds

3 February 1983.
Good fieldwalking conditions on site bisected by field boundary. BB 17. Context 1 east of hedge.
Large Roman pottery concentration.
3rd to 4th century Nar Valley Ware.
2nd century Samian.
Some medieval and post medieval sherds.
1 prehistoric flint gritted sherd.
1 South Midlands shell-gritted 4th century.
1 gritstone quern fragment.

BB 18. Context 2 west of hedge.
Includes sherd of jar with internal tile like combed decoration.
1 Castor Ware coffee-pot lid.
Some post medieval.
1 prehistoric flint gritted.
Identified A. Gregory (NAU) and A. Rogerson (NAU) February 1983.

Summer to Autumn 1982. [1].
Numbered as Context 3, though within area of Context 1, see above.
Found with metal detecting
Copper alloy lock pin, Roman.
Copper alloy knob, Roman, similar to fig.88 no.23 in Jewry Wall, Leicester.
Copper alloy fragment of purse frame medieval.
Copper alloy seal matrix; oval with star-shaped central motif and legend S KATERINE F ROB.

Before 17 November 2004. Metal detecting.
1 Iron Age and 1 Roman coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 January 2005.

2005, before 28 January. Metal detecting.
1 Iron Age coin.
2 Roman coins and brooches.
Middle Saxon pin.
Middle/Late Saxon hooked tag.
Medieval buckles, a brooch, strap end, strap fitting, horse-harness mount, horse-harness pendant, casket key and probable book mount.
Medieval/post-medieval buckle and purse bar.
1 post-medieval coin, 2 jettons, a buckle, strap fitting and probable harness mount.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 15 April 2005. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 September 2023.

Before 2 November 2007. Metal detecting.
Roman brooch, harness, mount and possible vessel mount (S1).
Medieval buckle.
1 post-medieval token.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 February 2008. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 11 September 2023.

December 2013. Metal-detecting. [2].
Late Bronze Age tanged knife (S2).
Information from PAS import.
A. Beckham (HES), 5 February 2016.

December 2018-December 2019. Metal-detecting. [1].
Late Iron Age/Roman La Tène III (Nauheim Derivative) brooch.
Roman brooch.
Medieval strap fittings, strap ends, buckles, mounts and a lace tag.
Medieval/post-medieval strainer and a copper alloy vessel repair patch.
Post-medieval buckles, a Jew's harp, thimble and strap fitting.
Information from PAS import.
The following finds are not recorded on the PAS database:
12 Roman coins.
4 medieval coins.
3 post-medieval jettons.
See list in file for NHER 1473.
E. McDonald (HES), 23 November 2020 and P. Watkins (HES), 9 September 2023 and 12 September 2023.