NHER 28905 (Monument record) - Site of Roman settlement

March 1992. Fieldwalking finds. Finder's No.W37.
Roman building material.
Roman pottery.
Roman tiles.
Medieval sherds.
See lists and details in file.
E. Rose (NLA), April 1992.

1992. Metal detecting finds.
Seven Roman coins. See list in file.
Large sherd Roman greyware bowl.
Roman latch-lifter, oval openwork handle, broken (?Early Saxon).
Cast medieval bronze cauldron foot, central rib, flattened triangular section.
Medieval? chape? fragment. Openwork decoration, key-shaped openings and central 'foliage'.
Medieval rectangular bronze buckle, with pin that has two transverse grooves.
Medieval harness pendant fragment, suspension loop and part of oval plate.
Identified by J. Davies (NCM) and S.Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 April 1993.

(S2) describes as a Roman site that lies just below the 35m contour on a spur projecting into the Bure Valley. There is a gentle slope northwards to a small valley draining to Wolterton Lake. The concentration is clearly defined on three sides of a 96 to 50m rectangle but the northern margin is indistinct and finds extend northwards. The site is a strong one and the range of finds points to a protracted period of activity. Building materials include over-fired, semi-vitrified tiles with parts of two fused together. Sherds occur as outliers to the west southwest and south.
M. Dennis (NLA), 12 April 2006.