NHER 11343 (Monument record) - Possible medieval ironworking site and possible pottery kiln, and multi-period pottery sherds
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TF62SW |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | SOUTH WOOTTON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
1975. Systematic fieldwalking.
Area of iron-smelting and domestic refuse, with some medieval pottery sherds (12th century).
Information from NCM card.
E. Rose (NAU).
1983. Systematic fieldwalking.
Further early medieval wares including Developed Stamford found.
Informant [1]; pottery seen by A. Rogerson (NAU).
E. Rose (NAU) 20 April 1983.
January 1984. Systematic fieldwalking.
Cutting of drain trench watched by [1] - information to come.
Fieldwalking by students produced 'several sacks of pottery including wasters suggesting clamp kilns had been used' (material not seen by NAU).
Finds included Roman pottery sherds, Thetford-type ware, Grimston Thetford, Grimston ware and further miscellaneous medieval sherds.
Further detailed information in secondary file.
T. Gregory (NAU), 19 April 1984.
January 1994. Metal detecting. At location [2], near footpath.
Republican denarius.
See coin sheet in file.
A. Rogerson (NLA), 28 February 1994.
Associated Sources (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 62 SW 22.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- --- SNF2517 Serial: 1975. Council for British Archaeology Group 7 Bulletin of Archaeological Discoveries for 1975. No 22. p 14.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (2)
Object Types (8)
- COIN (Late Iron Age - 85 BC to 85 BC)
- WASTER (Unknown date)
- POT (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
- POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
- METAL WORKING DEBRIS (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1199 AD)
- POT (Medieval - 1100 AD to 1199 AD)
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Record last edited
Mar 19 2019 10:07AM