NHER 3671 (Monument record) - Roman pit and multi-period finds, from Fincham Farm lands
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF82SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ROUGHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
1969-1981. Fincham Farm Roman site.
[1]'s finds of Roman pottery surrounding post medieval brick kiln (3670 - q.v. for pin found) are held by NCM. No material was found in North Sea Gas no 4 feeder main trench dug here in 1969 according to [2] (information from NCM card). See extract from [1]'s catalogue in file for his other Roman finds claimed (not seen) including metalwork.
Also in file reports on NARG fieldwalking 1980-81 including large amounts of Roman material, Iron Age, Late Saxon and Middle Saxon pottery, medieval and post medieval sherds etc.
[1] also records flint finds from Brick Langley (field in site centred on grid reference 8260 2140) as:
Scraper; 81a, found 5 January 1973, 82-4a, found 20 October 1964, 38H found 4 November 1969, 51-2H. Knife, found 4 November 1969; 53E found 15 November 1969,64E Misc Tools found 18 November 1969, 79J, found 10 July 1970, 24(0), found 4 November 1969, 59J. Poor scrapers, found 25 December 1969, 85(I). Pounders, found 25 December 1969, 13F.
E. Rose (NAU) 3 February 1981.
1990. Found with metal detector.
Roman coins and metalwork
Medieval buckle.
See file.
E. Rose (NAU) 31 October 1990.
Associated Sources (5)
- --- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
- --- SNF9946 Photograph: FTJ 10-11, FTE 8-9.
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Rougham (2).
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (27)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
- PIN (Undated)
- TILE (Undated)
- WHETSTONE (Undated)
- BRACELET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- BROOCH (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- DRESS COMPONENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- FURNITURE FITTING (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HARNESS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- HELMET (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- KNIFE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SHEARS (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Early Saxon - 411 AD to 650 AD)
- POT (Middle Saxon - 651 AD to 850 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- BUCKLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- COIN (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
Feb 25 2026 3:25PM