NHER 23002 (Monument record) - Possible Roman settlement and multi-period finds

23002Site CR3.

1985. Fieldwalking finds.
Eight Roman coins. Coin of Elizabeth I.

1988.
Possible Iron Age sherd, Roman coins, sherds, brooches; medieval to post medieval metalwork. Undated antler tip, three lead weights, bronze casting jet.

1995. Systematic fieldwalking.
Area comprising twelve 20ft x 40ft blocks; labelled A1-A6 and B1-B6 by finder, see map in file.
1 Mesolithic/Early Neolithic broken flint microblade and 1 small patinated flake.
5 Neolithic flint flakes and 1 scraper.
3 ?Iron Age pottery sherds.
1 Iron Age/Early Saxon pottery sherd (rim with linear decoration).
9 Roman coins, 142 pottery sherds (including 2 amphora and 2 mortarium), 5 brick fragments and copper alloy spur (see polaroid).
1 ?Roman pottery sherd.
2 Roman to medieval lava quern fragments.
1 Early Saxon glass bead.
10 medieval pottery sherd
1 post-medieval pottery sherd.
1 undatable rumbler bell, lead weight, lead pot mend and 6 iron slag lumps
Flints identified by J. J. Wymer, coins by J. Davies (NCM). See list and descriptions in file.
All of these finds (with the exception of the Early Saxon bead) were subsequently given to the Norwich Castle Museum (NWHCM : 1999.323.8.3).
E. Rose (NLA) 31 October 1997. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 13 January 2013.

1997. Metal detecting.
Eight Roman coins.
Undatable, Early Saxon and medieval metal finds.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 27 June 1999.

March 2007. Condition of Scheduled Monuments in Cultivation (COSMIC) risk assessment.
A desk based COSMIC assessment was completed, along with the excavation of one test pit.
See (S2).
D. Robertson (NLA), 13 April 2007.