NHER 37517 (Find Spot record) - Roman and medieval finds

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Summary

A Roman tile fragment was found during the excavation of a test pit at this location in 2002. Subsequent metal-detecting in 2018 recovered a medieval buckle.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG40SW
Civil Parish REEDHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

Map

March 2002. Test Pit.
Near churchyard extension.
Trench 45cm by 1.2m (1 foot 6 inches by 4 feet), 1.83m (6 feet) deep. Soil down to 1.37m (4 feet 6 inches) then sand, with water at about 1.83m (6 feet).
Roman tile fragment (39mm deep) reduced with oxidised surfaces. Also nails (not seen) and modern gutter bracket 15cm (6 inches) above sand.
See report (S1) and letter (S2) in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 December 2002.

April 2018. Metal-detecting. [1].
Medieval buckle.
Information from PAS import.
Site extended to the whole field. Previous extent mapped at [2].
A. Beckham (HES), 28 September 2022 and P. Watkins (HES), 4 March 2024.

  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Unpublished Document: Hamlin, A. 2003. The Tile Fragment Found Adjacent to Reedham Church.
  • <S2> Correspondence: Hamlin, A.. 2003. Letter to A. Rogerson (NLA). 14 January.
  • TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
  • BUCKLE (Medieval - 1200 AD to 1300 AD)

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Record last edited

Mar 13 2024 10:09AM

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