NHER 24699 (Monument record) - Roman settlement
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TL89NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | LITTLE CRESSINGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1986 to 1987. Fieldwalking. Field LC30.
Bronze Age, Roman, Late Saxon, medieval and undated pottery.
Roman building material.
Flints.
E. Rose (NAU), 1 August 1988.
For details of fieldwalking see file for NHER 24669.
(S1) describes as part of a linear Roman settlement that extends across parts of four fields. Pot and building material suggests this was a prosperous rural settlement. A well-marked bank and ditch extends from north to south through part of the site.
M. Dennis (NLA), 4 May 2006.
Associated Sources (3)
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (8)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
- POT (Undated)
- FLUE TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Related NHER Records (3)
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Record last edited
Jul 18 2023 7:47AM