Roman pottery sherds, near Sheeringhall Spring (EHER 6525)
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Summary
Mr B. Foster discovered a collection of Roman pottery sherds along with tile during fieldwalking at Penfield.
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Location
| Grid reference | TL 7352 2638 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PANFIELD, BRAINTREE, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import:
Mr B. Foster discovered a collection of Roman pottery sherds along with tile during fieldwalking at Penfield. The finds are in private possession. Five sherds of Roman pottery and five tile fragments were found here in 1980. The pottery included light grey sandy coarse ware sherds and a grey ware sherd with coarse grey grog inclusions. A date range of 2nd to 4th centuries is suggested. <1> - <3>
The finds are in Colchester Museum. <4>
A small collection of abraded sherds was found at TL 735263 (presumably this is the same site) in 1981, mostly they are Roman in date. <5>
These finds are in private possession - possibly with the finder. <6>
Finds
Sources
- <1> SEX4048 Article in serial: Eddy, M.R. (ed.). 1981. Excavations in Essex, 1980. Essex Archaeology and History. 13. 48-62. p 38.
- <2> SEX21848 DESC TEXT: Buckley, D.G. and Turner, C.. unknown. SMR.
- <3> SEX700 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.?. unknown. SMR.
- <4> SEX10 Artifact: Colchester Museum. unknown. ARTEFACT Colchester Museum.
- <5> SEX894 Article in serial: Priddy, D.A.. 1982. Work of the Essex County Council Archaeology Section, 1981. Essex Archaeology and History (Transactions). 14. pp 111-132. Turner, C., p 123.
- <6> SEX4838 Artifact: Unknown. unknown. ARTEFACT Finder?.
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Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL72-118
- NRHE identifier: 922701
- National Monuments Record: TL 72 NW 47