NHER 2363 (Monument record) - Roman building remains and finds

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Summary

A number of Roman finds were recovered from Hall Farm in the 1940s and 50s. These include a rotary quern, coins, a cauldron fragment and pieces of pottery including some from a Castor Ware beaker as well as grey-buff Ware. Building foundations were also reported at this location, which may indicate that some sort of Roman structure stood here.

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Location

Map sheet	TF82NE
Civil Parish	RAYNHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1948. Found on Hall Farm, for site see (S1).
Upper stone rotary quern of conglomerate, probably Roman. (East Anglian Type see (S2) - B. Green (NCM).
Two coins (one of Tetricus). Other Vespasian - B. Green (NCM).
Two fragments pottery including Castor Ware beaker with scenes in barbotine ? 1st century AD date.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Donor reported foundations. Site visited by R. R. Clarke (NCM) 1949, inequalities noted in crop.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

1958. West side of Brick Kiln Plantation.
Fragment of patch from bronze cauldron; Roman pottery (OS 131).
Pottery identified as grey-buff ware.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).

Associated Sources (6)

--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Raynham [2].
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 82 NE 4 [2].
--- SNF2300 Serial: 1958. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries. Vol 5. p 4.
<S1> SNF48659 Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
<S2> SNF2190 Article in Serial: Kenyon, K.. 1950. Excavations at Breedon on the Hill, 1946. Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society. Vol XXVI.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)

BUILDING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Object Types (4)

COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
VESSEL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

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Raynham (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Mar 16 2021 9:43AM