Roman settlement site 250m SE of Marlcliff

1 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986 at SP099503. Strap end, head of dolphin brooch, fragment of bracelet, three lead weights, eight Roman coins of 3rd – 4th century date.
2 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986: Pottery spindle whorl, 18 Roman coins – one of Claudius (41-54 AD), others 3rd – 4th century.
3 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986 at SP099503. Three 3rd – 4th century coins, foot of an ‘Aesica’ brooch.
4 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986 at SP099502: One ?hinge, fourteen 3rd – 4th century coins.
5 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986 at “top field, south”. One ‘Dolphin’ brooch, two Colchester Derivative brooches, one ‘Polden Hill’ brooch, all 1st-2nd century AD, a strap end, a ring attachment, seventeen 3rd – 4th century coins.
6 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986: ?Bracelet fragment, nine 3rd – 4th century Roman coins.
7 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986: Nine 3rd – 4th century coins.
8 Finds made with a metal detector in 1986: Bronze ring, three 3rd – 4th century coins.
9 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987 at SP099503. A bronze stud head and three 3rd – 4th century Roman coins.
10 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: Foot of a brooch, oyster shell, button or stud, nineteen 3rd – 4th century coins.
11 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: ‘Rosette-type’ brooch, Colchester-type brooch, four 3rd – 4th century coins.
12 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: Part of brooch, ten 3rd – 4th century coins.
13 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: Two bronze studs, pin, 22 3rd – 4th century coins.
14 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987 at SP099503 approx: Head of ‘Dolphin’ brooch, four 3rd – 4th century coins.
15 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: ‘Dolphin’ brooch, strap-end, foot of ‘Polden Hill’ brooch, thirty 3rd – 4th century coins.
16 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987 at SP099502.- Eight 3rd – 4th century coins, fragment of brooch.
17 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: Five 3rd – 4th century coins.
18 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987 at SP099502: – One 3rd – 4th century coin, one piece of pot and a pronged lead object.
19 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: fifteen 3rd – 4th century coins, one triangular mount, one brooch fragment.
20 Area of buildings examined in 1987. At ‘A’ very dense concentration of pot and stone and many possible stone slates. At ‘B’ layer stone scatter. At ‘E’ location of many ‘best finds’ from bottom field. A and B are WA 5691, E is WA 5690.
21 In the Roman period it would appear that at least five buildings existed on the site. In addition around 300 coins and over 100 metal objects, mostly brooches, have been found. The status of the site is uncertain, and there is no certain evidence that it represented a villa.
22 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987 at SP099502: – Eleven 3rd – 4th century coins.
23 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: ‘Dolphin’ brooch, Colchester brooch, finger ring, two strap ends, bottle fragment, lead object, Denarius of Hadrian (119-22) and a further possible 1st – 2nd century coin and seventeen 3rd – 4th century coins.
24 Finds made with a metal detector in 1987: Nine 3rd – 4th century coins.
25 A extensive Roman site covering at least two fields was discovered in 1986-7. At least five buildings are represented, and at least one appears to have been stone walled with a slate roof. The number and nature of small finds could indicate that this is a temple site. The site has been divided into two PRNs, one per field.
26 Small bronze object – ?strap end. Found with metal detector at SP09 50 in May 1994.
27 A Roman rossette or thistle brooch was found here during 1989. The brooch dates to around 43 AD.
28 Fourteen coins of the 3rd and 4th centuries , an oval stud, a headstud type brooch and fragment of three other brooches, one dating to the 1st century, were found in 1989 at SP099503.
29 Six coins of the 4th century and one possibly late 3rd, the fragment of a dolphin brooch and a spindle whorl made from a broken piece of greyware were found in 1989 at SP099503.
30 Three coins of the 3rd and 4th centuries were found in 1989 at SP100500.
31 Four brooches, including Colchester, Polden Hill and Dolphin types, and eleven coins of the 3rd and 4th centuries, were found in 1989 at SP099503.
32 Five brooches and fragments including a fairly rare pennanular brooch, eleven coins of the 3rd and 4th centuries, and a fitting, were found in 1989 at SP099502.
33 Eleven coins of the 4th century and a small bronze plate were found in 1989 at SP099503.
34 Ten coins of the 4th century, a brooch of the Colchester type, a fitting with two rivets, a small triangular plate, an ornamental ring head, and a bracelet fragment were found in 1989 at SP099503.
35 A brooch fragment of the Polden Hill type and seven coins of the 4th century were found in 1989 at SP099502.
36 Four coins of the late 3rd and of the 4th centuries, and two brooches, of which one was a Trumpet type and the other an unusual form, possibly a Trumpet derivative, were found in 1989 at SP099502.
37 Seven coins;one of the 2nd, three of the 3rd and three of the 4th centuries were found together with a looped pendant and a leaf shaped fitting at SP099502 in 1989.
38 Three coins, one of the 3rd and two of the 4th centuries, were found at SP099502 in 1989.
39 A dress pin, a clothes fastener, an animal head ornamental stud and a Polden Hill type brooch, together with nine coins of the 3rd and 4th centuries, were found in 1989 at SP099502/3.
40 Twelve coins from the 1st to the 4th century, and a rim sherd from a storage jar were found in 1989 at SP099502.
41 The fragment of a trumpet brooch, a spindle whorl and seven Roman coins for which there are no details, were found in 1989 at SP099503.
42 Sixteen coins, one of the 2nd century, two of the third and the rest of the 4th, together with two brooches and a strap end were found in December 1990 at SP09905005.
43 Nine coins, of which four were 3rd century and the rest 4th, and a penannular brooch, were found in 1991 at SP09905005.
44 Two 3rd century coins were found in 1991 at SP09905005.
45 Thirty one coins, five brooches and a rim sherd were found in 1991 at SP0990-5015 and 5005. Two of the coins were 3rd century and the rest 4th, and the brooches were a trumpet type, a Langton Down type, a Colchester type, a Polden Hill type and a Dolphin type.
46 Three coins of the 3rd and 4th centuries and a Trumpet type brooch of the 1st were found in 1991 at SP09905005.
47 Potsherds found in 1986 at the ‘top field’ at Marlcliff. They included six Samian ware sherds.