NHER 21622 (Monument record) - Site of Iron Age settlement and multi-period finds

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Summary

This was the site of a settlement during the Iron Age. Field walking has recovered prehistoric flints, pottery dating from the Iron Age to the post medieval periods, and a copper alloy medieval cauldron.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF91SW
Civil Parish FRANSHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

Map

March 1985. Field Ordnance Survey Great Fransham 260. Field walking in varying conditions.
Medieval sherds including Grimston and copper alloy cauldron rim.
Iron Age sherds.
Worked flints.
Roman sherds, Grimston Thetford ware.
Post medieval sherds.
See (S1).
Found and identified by A. Rogerson (NAU)
E. Rose (NAU) 14 August 1985.

11 March 1990. Further finds. Remainder of field walked. Contexts 20 to 25.
Roman, medieval and post medieval sherds.
See (S1).
A. Rogerson (NLA) March 1992

  • --- *Fieldwork: Fransham Survey. G260. AJGR.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Archive: Fransham Field Walking Boxfile.
  • LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • CAULDRON (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
  • POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 12 2021 11:24AM

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