Roman finds assemblage, Shinglehead Point (EHER 11479)

Roman pottery sherds (including gritted pottery), a clay sling bolt, worked flints and briquetage were found at the end of Shingle Point in two separate events.

Roman potsherds, a clay sling bolt, worked flints and gritted pottery found at the end of Shingle Point. Found by Mr. Hawks. <1> <2> <3> Roman pottery washed up on Shingle Point and found during fieldwalking; a flake of briquetage, Roman grey coarse ware everted rim jar, grey coarse ware Colchester f.268B type bead rimmed jar with carbonised deposit on the external surface. <4> <5> Further finds of Roman and later pottery were made during routine fieldwalking. <6> Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import. Note: The finds were recovered on two separate occasions, more than 10 years apart, but it has been assumed that they are from the same site/assemblage owing to their recovery from the same location.