NHER 5213 (Monument record) - Iron Age site and Roman buildings

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Summary

Roman buildings were excavated here in 1964. Fieldwalking for the Fenland Survey recorded an Iron Age site where a discrete cluster of Iron Age pottery fragments, bones and burnt flints were recovered. Cropmarks of rectangular enclosures, probably relating to later activity, can be seen on aerial photographs.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TL69SE
Civil Parish	FELTWELL, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1964. Excavation.
Soil marks of huts noted. Excavation of Roman building - sherds found.

1974. Aerial photograph.
Record of possible field system.

22 June 1975. Ordnance Survey air photography.
Positive cropmarks. Field system.
D. Voisey (NLA), 14 March 1995.

1988. Fenland fieldwork.
Pot boilers, Iron Age and Roman sherds, flint.

1989 to 1990 Fenland Evaluation.
Iron Age sherds.

See full list and copies of excavators notes in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 20 September 1993

For full details of wares, flint types etc see (S2).

Associated Sources (15)

--- SNF14881 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 181. FENS.
--- SNF14882 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 182. FENS.
--- SNF14883 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 183. FENS.
--- SNF14884 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 184. FENS.
--- SNF14885 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL 185. FENS.
--- SNF15100 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL EX. FENS.
--- SNF15101 *Fieldwork: Fenland Survey. FWL EY. FENS.
--- SNF47968 Aerial Photograph: OS 75-270-081.
--- SNF13209 Aerial Photograph: TL7090A, B, D, E; OS 432.76.127.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Feltwell.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF5611 Unpublished Document: Curtis, F.. 30 April 196. [unknown].
<S2> SNF58493 Archive: Fenland Folders.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (6)

Object Types (11)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POLISHER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
POT BOILER (Prehistoric - 1000000 BC to 42 AD)
FLAKED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPINDLE WHORL (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)