NHER 4381 (Monument record) - Iron Age or Roman pit and pottery finds
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Summary
A pit containing Iron Age or Roman pottery fragments was revealed on a gravel extraction site in 1935.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF60SE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEST DEREHAM, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Gravel pit on Crimplesham Boundary. West of Gravel Pit Plantation (100 feet OD).
22 July 1935 on south face of working. Depression filled with soil and burnt materials about 6.1m (20 feet) east to west, 1.2m (4 feet) maximum depth.
Four fragments of nondescript pottery ?Roman or early Iron Age, but not kept.
R. R. Clarke (NCM).
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Dereham (West).
- --- 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 60 SE 2.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (2)
- POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Related NHER Records (0)
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Record last edited
Apr 6 2016 10:42AM