NHER 21713 (Monument record) - Site of World War Two searchlight battery and Roman pottery
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Summary
This is the site of a World War Two searchlight battery and trench, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1946. Fragments of Roman pottery were found during fieldwalking in the 1980s.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GRIMSTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1946.
RAF air photograph shows searchlight battery of 3 circular structures in field of grassland, with zig zag trench to southeast.
B. Cushion (NLA) 15 April 1998.
1984 to 1985. Fieldwalking in potato field.
6 Roman greyware jar rims, 1 rouletted sherd, 1 base.
1 Roman large flagon rim.
1 mortarium pouring lip.
1 flanged bowl rim in colourcoated ware.
A. Rogerson (NAU) September 1985.
Associated Sources (1)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (1)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Aug 14 2017 4:21PM