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Multi-periodSite Name: Beacon Hill (Norfolk)Country: England County: Norfolk Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Map Ref: TF72534255
Latitude: 52.952582N Longitude: 0.566739E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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From Pastscape:
"Rectangular structure on Beacon Hill, Thornham, TF726425, first discovered from air photographs in 1948 and interpreted at that time as a small Roman fort or signal station, with visibility across the Wash.
Roman pottery was found on the surface, and an excavation in 1952 revealed two Samian sherds, a dupondius of Pius, Castor ware and other Roman pottery.
Further excavations in 1960 by Rainbird Clarke uncovered Necked Beaker sherds, flint scrapers, and Iron Age sherds, but showed that the main period of occupation was early Roman and native in character,with at least three huts defended by a palisade, dated by imported wheel-made pottery to the period circa AD 40 to 60. About mid-1st century the palisade was superseded by a rampart and ditch enclosing a sub-rectangular area re-interpreted by Clarke as probably a native fortification erected after the Boudiccan revolt. (This interpretation is accepted by the Scole Committee). The ditch was of blunted V-profile, up to 18 feet deep, and the chalk from it was used to construct a rampart 35 feet wide, extending over some
of the earlier huts which were removed by burning.
Occupation after this was on a very small scale until the late 2nd century when the fortifications were systematically demolished, and the only trace of occupation after AD 200 is a few 4th century coins.
Later use of the site is represented by a 7th century Anglo-Saxon inhumation cemetery within the enclosure. Twenty-four burials have been found, with grave-goods (now in Norwich Museum) including knives, bronze buckles, a bronze bracelet, beads and a hanging-bowl escutcheon. The earthworks at this site are vague and the 25" surveyed features do not tie in with the features visible on St Joseph's APs. The profile has been greatly disturbed by excavations however. The site is arable and at present under crop of young wheat. No surface
finds were made.
Earthwork on Beacon Hill - OS Field Examiner records that the feature is still exant but is now planted with trees."
Source: Pastscape.
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