NHER 2120 (Monument record) - Roman ditch
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF93SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GREAT SNORING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
14 October 1960. Casual Observation
Found in constructing new boiler house.
Small ditch 90cm (3 feet) wide. Contained 2nd century Roman pot sherds, animal bones, lava quern fragment.
Investigated by A. P. Baggs.
Reported in (S3) and noted on Ordnance Survey Record Card (S2).
Information from Norwich Castle Museum Record Card (S1).
19 November 1960. Excavation.
Part of ditch excavated. 2.60m (8 feet 6 inches) length.
See Finder's Map (S6).
Information from Norwich Castle Museum Record Card (S1).
Associated Sources (7)
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Snoring (Great).
- <S2> SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 93 SW 8.
- <S3> SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- <S4> SNF87125 Serial: 1960. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1960. No 7. p 5.
- <S5> SNF87580 Article in Serial: 1961. Other Archaeological Excavations, 1960. Norfolk Research Committee Bulletin. Series 1 No 13 (for 1960) pp 1-2. p 2.
- <S6> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (3)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Roman - 43 AD? to 409 AD?)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
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Record last edited
Jun 4 2026 3:58PM