NHER 2050 (Monument record) - Roman road along Boundary Mere Lane
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF93NW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALSINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | WIGHTON, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Probable course of Roman road from TF 9250 3896 to TF 9375 3902 is shown on (S1) as Boundary Mere Lane.
See (S2).
See NAU report in file NHER 35996.
D. Gurney (NLA) 22 August 2002.
July-August 2008. Watching Brief.
Monitoring of groundworks associated with installation of Anglian Water pipeline.
At the point at which the pipe trench crossed the line of the Roman road a layer of flinty gravel metalling approximately 4m wide was visible at a depth of approximately 0.3m. No roadside ditches were visible.
See report (S3) and NHER 51651 for further details.
P. Watkins (HES), 19 August 2015.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF48888 Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1995. TF9039/C - E; TF9139/G.
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Wighton.
- --- SNF51041 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2000. The Holkham Estate, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk. Archaeological Survey (Final Report). Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 532.
- <S1> SNF49461 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1805-1836. Ordnance Survey Map. One inch to the mile. First Edition.
- <S2> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S3> SNF71859 Unpublished Contractor Report: Stocks, H. 2008. An Archaeological Watching Brief at Wighton WTW Nitrate Compliance Scheme. NAU Archaeology. 1887.
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Record last edited
Jun 30 2022 8:20AM