NHER 11757 (Monument record) - Rectangular enclosures, Prehistoric pits, and Bronze Age to post medieval finds

The cropmarks for this site are now recorded under separate numbers, the vast majority of which are under NHER 52278 and 52292.

Complex of cropmarks, some rectangular. [1]
Information from A. Lawson (NAU), 29 October 1976.

1991. Metal detecting.
On bypass line in southwest quadrant of field.
Roman ?brooch fragment melted down.
Copper alloy scabbard inner fragment with a pointed ridged terminal. For a comparison see (S1). See (S2).
Identified by D. Gurney (NLA), 23 January 1991.

Also medieval cast copper alloy ewer leg. See (S2).
Post medieval copper alloy buckle and half white metal buckle.
S. Margeson (NCM), 15 January 1991.

1991 to 1992. Watching brief. Norwich Southern Bypass. Sites 54 to 56.
Pits with prehistoric, Bronze Age, Iron Age material and fired clay.
Iron Age coin, medieval metalwork, Roman terret.
See unpublished document (S4) for further details.
See published monograph (S7) for summary of watching brief work.
E. Rose (NLA), July 1992


Parish boundary at northwest corner of field, curving away from present road, is shown on 1990 NAU air photograph to follow an older road course (S5).
Comp. E.Rose 18 February 1994.

15 October 1993. NLA air photography (S6).
Area of site can be seen, and some cropmarks are visible, but not too clear.
H. Clare (NLA), 21 February 2001.

March 2009. Norfolk NMP.
The cropmarks for this site are now recorded under separate numbers, the vast majority of which are under NHER 52278 and 52292, relating to enclosures and boundaries, possibly representing settlement and fields potentially ranging in date from the late Bronze Age to the Roman period.
S. Horlock (NMP), 24 March 2009.