NHER 30277 (Find Spot record) - Probable Roman settlement

January 1994. Gridded fieldwalking in progress. 'Field 5'.
Context 1.
General scatter: details to come.

Context 2.
Roman pottery concentration, part of same as in NHER 30273 context 2.
Bronze Age, ?Iron Age, Roman, Late Saxon and medieval pottery.
Some Roman brick/tile.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 25 January 1994.

January 1994. Gridded fieldwalking by [1], generally located finds by [2] produced the following.
Roman, Middle Saxon, Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval sherds.
Roman building material etc.
Details in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 16 February 1994.

1994. Metal-detecting and gridded fieldwalking.
Roman, medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds.
Roman tile fragments.
Further Roman metalwork, including a gold finger ring (S1) [3].
Early Saxon brooch.
Medieval and post-medieval metalwork.
See lists in file.
The gold finger was found before the implementation of the Treasure Act. As the product of casual loss, it does not meet the requirement for Treasure. See [3] for further information.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 6 May 1994. Amended by E. McDonald (HES), 8 January 2021.

May 1994.
Further Roman, Late Saxon, medieval, post-medieval sherds.
Bronze molten droplets, perhaps ?Roman.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 12 June 1994.

1994. Metal detecting finds.
Further Roman and medieval coins.
Early Saxon, Late Saxon, medieval, early post-medieval and undated objects.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 19 September 1994.

October 1994. Metal detecting finds.
Twelve fragments of molten bronze, weight 110g, ?date.
Conical weight, lead, weight 54g, ?date.
Hemispherical weight, lead, central hole, weight 22g, ?date.
Thetford-type: two jar and one bowl rims, eight body sherds (some of latter might be Roman).
two body sherds medieval unglazed.
Roman finger ring with inscription (S2).
Identified by A. Rogerson (NLA).
One body sherd ?Roman coarse.
Roman ?knife handle. Oval section bronze knob/terminal with circular shaft and iron adhering.
Sixteen Roman coins. List in file.
Identified by D. Gurney (NLA).
17th century openwork hollow button.
Early post-medieval harness mount with two spikes on reverse.
Four rings, probably from medieval buckles/brooches.
Fragment ?medieval buckle plate with punched triangular dots.
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM).
A. Rogerson (NLA), 1 December 1994.

October 1994. Metal detecting finds.
Thirteen more Roman coins. See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 20 January 1995.

Early 1995. Within area of dark earth with pottery as reported May 1994.
Thetford-type three jar and one bowl rims.
One body sherds Thetford-type and Roman grey, predominantly former.
A. Rogerson (NLA) 10 April 1995.

November 1995. Metal detecting finds.
Five Roman and one medieval coins.
Bronze Age awl, (S3).
Late Saxon weight.
Medieval balance.
Slag, undated sherd.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 2 January 1996.

September 1996. Metal detecting find.
One Roman coin.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 4 November 1996.

Early 1997. Metal detecting finds. [1].
Two Roman coins.
See list in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 30 August 1997.