NHER 6591 (Find Spot record) - Roman pottery, Bessingham Estate

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Summary

In 1870 various pieces of Roman pottery were recovered from a sandpit on D. Spurrell’s estate at Bessingham. The exact location of these finds is not clear but it seems unlikely that they came from ‘The Castle’ or ‘Moatyards’ (NHER 6593).

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

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Civil Parish SUSTEAD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1870. 'Roman remains' found in sandpit on D. Spurrell's estate at Bessingham, approximately 55-58m (180-190ft) OD, 1.2m (4ft) deep.
Plain sherds, 'common blue clay cups', 'a few of brown clay with ribbed sides and fluted spirals', also HSR.
See (S1) and (S2).

R. R. Clarke (NCM) on NCM card locates this at Castle Yards (NHER 6593) but neither reference says this, only that the Castle Site is also on Spurrell's estate, and he owned a very large area.
(S3)'s newspaper articles on Norfolk churches dating to around 1910 do speak of 'Roman pottery found at the moatyards in 1870' but he is unreliable.
E. Rose (NAU) 23 March 1977.

  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Sustead.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • <S1> Article in Serial: [anonymous]. 1873. [proceedings of meeting held Thursday, December 1st, 1870]. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London. Second Series Vol V pp 32-40. pp 32-33.
  • <S2> Article in Serial: 1872. Appendix. Extracts from the Proceedings of the Committee. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol VII pp 349-374. p 372.
  • <S3> Monograph: Bryant, T. H. 1900. Hundred of North Erpingham. Vol V. p 43.
  • HUMAN REMAINS (Undated)
  • POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)

Record last edited

Mar 12 2020 11:48PM

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