NHER 12991 (Monument record) - Cropmark complex of unknown date and multi-period finds

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Summary

Several rectangular enclosures of unknown date are visible as cropmarks of aerial photographs. Within two of the enclosures are the cropmarks of possible timber buildings, of uncertain date. Neolithic flint implements, Late Saxon pottery, a Late Saxon box mount and a medieval seal have been found on the site by metal detecting.

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None recorded

Location

Map sheet	TG23SW
Civil Parish	ERPINGHAM, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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Three roughly rectangular enclosures, western ends rounded and not in line with cropmark of old field boundary shown on (S1).
In two of these are smaller rectangles suggested as 'trench constructed timber halls' by D. Edwards (NAU)
Soilmark of road with two flanking cropmarks of ditches continues line of road to southwest towards northeast.
Possible Thetford Ware sherds found in 1978 by D. Edwards (NAU)
See (S2).
Plans in file.

1977.
At southwest corner of cropmark area as marked on record map, 100m square fieldwalked by [1] and produced large numbers of Neolithic flints (S3) and burnt flints.

February 1990. Location [2].
14th century copper alloy seal matrix, circular, with 4 dots on top to indicate orientation.
Lion guardant (of England).
SINIOWE CVSTOMME DONEWICI seal of new customs of Dunwich (NIOWE possibly a version of NOVE) to be photographed.
Late Saxon box mount with human mask (compare object from NHER 6033), (S3).
Identified by S. Margeson (NCM)
A. Rogerson (NLA) 9 March 1990.

Associated Sources (10)

--- SNF12185 Aerial Photograph: TG 2031A-E.
--- SNF4468 Article in Serial: Ashley, S., Penn, K. and Rogerson, A. 1991. A Further Group of Late Saxon Mounts from Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeology. Vol XLI Pt II pp 225-229.
--- SNF57562 Monograph: Williams, D. 1997. Late Saxon stirrup-strap mounts. A classification and catalogue. A contribution to the study of Late Saxon ornamental metalwork.. CBA Research Report. No. 111. No 174; p 53.
--- 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. TG 13 SE 12 [3].
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
<S1> SNF49223 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1883. First edition six inch map.
<S2> SNF2601 Article in Monograph: Edwards, D.. 1978. The Air Photographs Collection of the Norfolk Archaeological Unit: Third Report. East Anglian Archaeology. No 8 pp 87-105. p 99; figs 50, 100; Pl xxix.
<S3> SNF91028 Illustration: Unknown. Unknown. Drawings of a Neolithic flint scraper and a knife blade.. Paper. 1:1.
<S4> SNF79128 Illustration: Penn, K.. 1990. Drawing of a Late Saxon box mount.. Film. 2:1.

Site and Feature Types and Periods (5)

Object Types (4)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2351 BC)
BOX (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
POT (Late Saxon - 851 AD to 1065 AD)
SEAL (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

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Erpingham with Calthorpe (Parish Summary)

Record last edited

Jun 14 2018 5:05PM