Hockwold Roman Settlement
Minor Settlement
A large Roman rural settlement was excavated in the 1960s before the construction of the cut-off channel from Denver to Hockwold cum Wilton. The site yielded a substantial collection of Roman pottery, coins, metal artifacts, and building materials. This settlement forms part of a dense network of Roman occupation along the edge of the Fens.
Occupation likely began around AD 150 and continued into the early 3rd century. The site is thought to be a possible villa or vicus complex. Among the discoveries were a Roman bronze ring, a pin, and other artifacts, though no coins were found.
Evidence of earlier activity was also uncovered, including Mesolithic and later prehistoric worked flints, as well as pottery from the Early Neolithic, Beaker, and Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age periods. Additional finds from metal detecting include Neolithic flints and pottery, a Late Bronze Age hoard, a gold Iron Age coin, an Early Saxon girdle hanger, and a medieval weight.
References for Hockwold Roman Settlement
Sites near Hockwold Roman Settlement
- Hockwold Temple (Sawbench Wood) (2 km)
Temple Or Shrine - Thetford (17 km)
Settlement and Temple Or Shrine - Peddars Way (18 km)
Roman Road - Denver Salt Works (18 km)
Salt working - Camboritum (Lackford) Settlement (20 km)
Minor Settlement - Saham Toney (22 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp and Probable Settlement - Stonea Camp (26 km)
Iron Age Settlement - Swaffham (26 km)
Roman-Building - Reach Roman Villa (26 km)
Villa - Ixworth Roman Fort (29 km)
Flavian Auxiliary Fort (AD 69–96) and Vicus
