NHER 1121 (Monument record) - Old Park former medieval park and multi-period finds and features

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Summary

A former medieval park, containing a medieval moated site and cropmarks, including those of two possible Bronze Age barrows. Metal detecting and fieldwalking over the years has recovered a range of objects, including Iron Age, Roman, medieval and post medieval pottery fragments, Roman coins and a spoon, medieval coins, a pilgrim bottle and badge, and a post medieval buckle.

Protected Status/Designation

None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TF92SE
Civil Parish	NORTH ELMHAM, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK

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Old Park. Former medieval park. Contains moated site and cropmarks, including sites of two possible barrows.

Before 1974. Roman sherds etc found.

1988. Roman sherds and coin found.
E. Rose (NAU), 2 December 1982

1992. Metal detecting.
Roman coins, metalwork, pottery.
Iron Age, medieval pottery.

Before 21 April 1999. Surface finds while metal detecting.
Roman greyware: one bowl rim, one bead and flange bowl rim, two basal sherds (including one in coarse sandy fabric) and two body sherds.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 29 April 2000.

See report, correspondence (S1) and sketch plan (S2) in file.

October 2001. Metal detecting.
Two Roman coins.
One medieval coin.
Medieval buckle.
See lists in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 14 December 2001.

Associated Sources (11)

--- SNF11900 Aerial Photograph: TF9620A,TF9621A-D,P, St Joseph 087-8.
--- SNF97838 Collection: Norfolk Historic Environment Record Staff. 1975-[2000]. HER Record Notes. Norfolk Historic Environment Service.
--- SNF53864 Monograph: Ashley, S. 2002. Medieval Armorial Horse Furniture in Norfolk. East Anglian Archaeology. No 101.
--- SNF99172 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Miscellaneous. Elmham, North.
--- SNF87260 Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Roman. Elmham (North) [4].
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF57204 Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 92 SE 10; TF 92 SE 14.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF8807 Slide: Various. Slide.
<S1> SNF66753 Correspondence: Lawson, A.. 1980. Various.
<S2> SNF51276 Map: Finder's Map.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (7)

Object Types (23)

POT (Iron Age - 800 BC to 42 AD)
BARREL (Undated)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Undated)
COIN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
QUERN (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
ROOF TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
SPOON (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TILE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
TOILET ARTICLE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
WHETSTONE (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
AMPULLA (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
COIN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
HARNESS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
PILGRIM BADGE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
SCABBARD (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
STRAP FITTING (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
TOKEN (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
BUCKLE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
POT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

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Record last edited

Jul 18 2023 8:21AM